Menachem Gueffen

The painter Menachem Gueffen was born of Polish parents in 1930 in Haifa, Israel.

Career

From 1949-53 he studied at Bezalel Art School, Jerusalem; and from 1959-63 at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. His work is figurative and based on the figure of Woman. Gueffen works in large format, primarily in oils on canvas. His latest works are Collage, oil and sack on natural canvas, jute or wood. He produces many drawings, and works essentially from sketches of models.[4] He has also illustrated certain books: 'Robinson Crusoe' published by the Israeli publisher Amoved in the 1960s and he provided the illustrations for 'The World's best Jewish Jokes' by Ben Eliezer, published in 1984 [5].

From 1967-1988 he lived and worked in London^[1] and in Europe. He currently lives and works in France.His works are found in auction in Europe and Israel [6]. The Museum of Natural History of New York commissioned a work of 5 paintings depicting the 'Life and Cycle of Judaism'. His paintings are held in collections worldwide and he has exhibited at many one-man shows. His works are predominantly of women and his style has been described as "figurative-expressionist."^[2]

The impact of the meeting with 'Rembrandt's Night Watch' was a force which spanned some 20 years and culminated in 'Dialogue with Rembrandt's Night watch', a work of 9 paintings. The medium collage: oil applied by the fingers onto sack and Jute.^[3]

Gueffen is a listed artist in the Dictionnaire E. Benezit [7] editions 1976 and 1999 and the equivalent Italian dictionary, Commanducci. Benezit describes his work as expressionist-figurative. For further information and images of his work.^[4]

Private life

He was married to Diana Rigg from 1973-1976. Married Judy [Hillman] Gueffen, London, 1987 Marylebone Registry Office, West London. ≤

References

1. ^ IMJ
2. ^ [1].
3. ^ [2]Rembrandt
4. ^ [3]

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