Rare Lea Nikel Acrylic on Cardboard Mounted on Fabric Painting, 1996

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Lea Nikel לאה ניקל
Untitled (1996)

A work from a series that characterizes Nikel’s creations during this period. Scattered compositions … Read more Lea Nikel לאה ניקל
Untitled (1996)

A work from a series that characterizes Nikel’s creations during this period. Scattered compositions using strong color contrasts. An interesting piece by one of the few truly abstract painters who worked in Israel.

Acrylic on cardboard mounted on fabric, 75 × 56 cm (approximately 29.5 × 22 inches), signed and dated.

Lea Nikel an abstract Israeli artist, born in
1918. She was known for her cheerful compositions consisting of rough-edged blocks of color and scribbly, calligraphic lines that together conveyed a sense of imaginative excitement and urgent sensuousness. She passed away September 24th, 2005 in Kiron, Israel. Nikel held her first solo exhibition at Chemerinsky Art Gallery in Tel Aviv and her first solo show in Paris at Galerie Colette Allendy in 1957. See less