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Kiss by Abraham Melnikoff

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Kiss by Abraham Melnikoff
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Description
Kiss, signed (lower right)

Technique
Watercolor and pencil on paper

Dimensions
35 x 27 cm

Condition
Good

Biography
Abraham Melnikoff (1892-1960), Sculptor. Born in 1892 in Russia. Immigrated to Israel in 1918. Studies: 1909 Art Academy, Vilna; 1917 Art Academy, Chicago, U.S.A. Teaching: 1920 Art in Jerusalem. Participated in Tower of David Exhibition. From 1926 lived in Metulla. In 1934 he finished the sculpture The Roaring Lion in granite, at Tel Hai, the memorial to Josef Trumpeldor and friends who fell at Tel Hai. From 1934 lived in England, returning to Israel in 1959. Died in 1960.