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Naphtali Bezem BIOGRAPHY
1924 Essen, Germany - 2018. Known for: Painting and sculpture, mural painting, religous motifs.
Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with... Read full biography
Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with the Israeli painter Mordechai Ardon and after a year became his teacher and the personal assistant.... Read full biography
Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with the Israeli painter Mordechai Ardon and after a year became his teacher and the personal assistant. In 1947 he went with his wife to Cyprus to meet holocaust survivors and that had a big influence on him. In 1949 Bezem spent three years studying in Paris in the catholic School of modern religious... Read full biography
Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with the Israeli painter Mordechai Ardon and after a year became his teacher and the personal assistant. In 1947 he went with his wife to Cyprus to meet holocaust survivors and that had a big influence on him. In 1949 Bezem spent three years studying in Paris in the catholic School of modern religious art and in 1952 he returned to Israel and worked for the "Kibbutz Movement" as an artist and painter. In 1954 Naphtali participated in The Venice Biennale of art and had a solo exhibition in Tel- Aviv museum. A lot of Bezem's works are in the outdoors,... Read full biography
Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with the Israeli painter Mordechai Ardon and after a year became his teacher and the personal assistant. In 1947 he went with his wife to Cyprus to meet holocaust survivors and that had a big influence on him. In 1949 Bezem spent three years studying in Paris in the catholic School of modern religious art and in 1952 he returned to Israel and worked for the "Kibbutz Movement" as an artist and painter. In 1954 Naphtali participated in The Venice Biennale of art and had a solo exhibition in Tel- Aviv museum. A lot of Bezem's works are in the outdoors, outside the studio. In 1963 he created a mosaic wall for "El Al Airlines"; in 1970 he painted the ceiling of the reception hall in the Pre... Read full biography
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Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. He immigrated to Israel in 1939 before World War II. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the "Bezalel Academy of Art and Design" in Jerusalem with the Israeli painter Mordechai Ardon and after a year became his teacher and the personal assistant. In 1947 he went with his wife to Cyprus to meet holocaust survivors and that had a big influence on him. In 1949 Bezem spent three years studying in Paris in the catholic School of modern religious art and in 1952 he returned to Israel and worked for the "Kibbutz Movement" as an artist and painter. In 1954 Naphtali participated in The Venice Biennale of art and had a solo exhibition in Tel- Aviv museum. A lot of Bezem's works are in the ...But wait, there's more...
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