Katz, Shmuel (Israeli, 1926-2010), Cityscape, mid 20th century, serigraph on paper, signed at lower right, marked 141/200 at lower left. Image 15 x 20.5 inches, matted and in gold tone metal frame 22.25 x 28.25 inches. Bio from artlex.com: Shmuel Katz was an Israeli painter born on 18 August 1926 in Vienna, Austria. Shmuel’s family relocated to Hungary in 1938 after Germany annexed Austria. In 1944, Nazis invaded Hungary, and Katz got deported to a labor camp in Yugoslavia. He escaped and relocated to Budapest. In 1946, he joined a group of illegal immigrants to try to enter Israel but was intercepted and detained. At the detention camp in Cyprus, Shmuel spent his time drawing and exhibiting his artwork. After fighting in the War of Independence and settling in Israel in the late-1940s, he returned to art, illustrating a children’s magazine from 1950 to 1953. Subsequently, Katz enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, studying fresco, lithography, and etching. Katz made frequent trips to Africa and the Middle East, and his experiences influenced his style and subject matter. Katz gained a substantial level of worldwide recognition, exhibiting widely in Israel and abroad. His paintings are preserved in prestigious public and private collections. In good condition unexamined outside of the frame. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .