Auction 77
Special Auction - Contemporary Israeli Art.
By PASAREL
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Sep 21, 2023
18 Haim Levanon St. Neve Itamar Netanya, Israel
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LOT 20:
Farid Abu Shakra (b.1963) - Cat, Oil on Canvas, 2009.
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Sold for: $650
Start price:
$
400
Estimated price :
$600 - $1,000
Buyer's Premium: 20%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Farid Abu Shakra (b.1963) - Cat, Oil on Canvas, 2009.
Signed and dated on the reverse.
50x50.5cm.
Farid Abu Shakra, Israeli, was born in 1963 in Umm al-Fahm in 1963. His brothers are the artists Walid and Said Abu Shakra, and his cousin was the painter Asim Abu Shakra. Between 1984 and 1988, he studied art at the Kalisher School in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In 1996 he was one of the founders of the Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery, together with his brother Said. Between 1996-2001 he served as curator of the gallery. In 2008 he was one of the founders of the Art Gallery in Nazareth, where he serves as curator and director. In addition to his work, he writes poetry.
The main work of Farid Abu Shakra is in the medium of painting. His work includes figurative depictions, among them cat images, airplanes, etc., which serve as an expression of personal and political identity.
Education: 1984-88 Kalisher School, Tel Aviv.
Teaching: Art, Jaffa. Art Inspector for the Arabic sector.
Awards And Prizes:
1986 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation Sharett Fund Scholarship
1988 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Fund Grant
2000-1999, Artist-Teacher Scholarship, Ministry of Culture and Sport
2006 Encouragement of the Arts Prize, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2013 Award, The Council of Art and Culture at the National Lottery
2014 Award, The Council of Art and Culture at the National Lottery
Source: https://museum.imj.org.il
