Shraga Weil (Born:September 24, 1918) is an Israeli painter.
Shraga Weil was born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia in [1918] to a family of teachers, journalists and merchants. His father was a building engineer.
He was sent to study with a local sculptor, and then to the Academy of Art in Prague. He produced his first graphic works during World War II, during which he spent as a prisoner.
After the War, he sailed for Israel on an illegal immigrant ship....
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Shraga Weil (Born:September 24, 1918) is an Israeli painter.
Shraga Weil was born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia in [1918] to a family of teachers, journalists and merchants. His father was a building engineer.
He was sent to study with a local sculptor, and then to the Academy of Art in Prague. He produced his first graphic works during World War II, during which he spent as a prisoner.
After the War, he sailed for Israel on an illegal immigrant ship. He arrived in Israel in 1947 and became a member of Kibbutz Ha'ogen, where he lived ever since.
In 1954, he studied murals and graphic techniques at the Academie des Beaux Arts, Paris. He also studied mosaics in Ravenna with Prof. Severini.
Shraga Weil deceased on February 20, 2009.
Shraga Weil's works have been exhibited in the United States, South America, Canada, Australia, France, the USSR, Switzerland, and in the International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, in Lugano.
Shraga Weil's artwork is in the permanent collections of Brandeis...
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