Auction 3 Sale of Israeli art and Israeli sculptures
By ART FIELDS
Aug 28, 2021
לוחמי הגטאות 7 רמת השרון, Israel

Sale of Israeli art Israeli sculptures and photography from a number of highly respected collections
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LOT 26:

ג'ו יוסף קארל (אוסטריה/ישראל, 1906-1993)
The animal series

Sold for: $100
Start price:
$ 100
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
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The animal series

Mixed technique on paper Dimensions: 33-21 cm Signed

Joseph Karl studied painting at the Vienna Academy of Art and began painting backdrops for opera, theater and political cabaret. When the Nazis invaded Vienna in 1938, he moved to Britain and worked as a set designer in the English, Italian, Belgian and Dutch theaters. Came to Israel for the first time in 1953 and settled there permanently in the early 1960s. Over the years, he has created many dozens of backdrops and costumes for various theaters. He also painted sets for the films "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer", "Saleh Shabati", "Sabina" and "Arbinka". Painted backdrops and costumes for forty plays at the Habima Theater.