Israel Paldi
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Israel Paldi (Feldman) (Hebrew: ישראל פלדי (פלדמן); 1892–1979) was an Israeli artist.
Israel Paldi (Feldman) ישראל פלדי (פלדמן) | |
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Israel Paldi | |
| Born | 1892 Ukraine |
| Died | 1979 (aged 86–87) |
| Education | Bezalel school, Jerusalem |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Israeli art |
Biography
Israel Feldman (later Paldi) was born in 1892 in Ukraine. In 1909 he immigrated to Palestine and began to study art at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. He returned to Europe to study at Munich Academy from 1911 – 1914.[1][2]
After winning a prize in Paris in 1926 for his work on a stage set for "The Fisherman's Tent," he went on to win the Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture in Tel Aviv three times: 1943, 1953 and 1959.[3]
