Description

Wonderful mid century modern wood cut of wild Penguins by Israeli artist Hannah Yakin Hiyze (Dutch/Israeli, b. 1933), 1967. 13/33. Signed, number, dated and titled lower left edge. Condition: some waviness to paper. Presented under glass with vintage painted wood frame. Image size: 14″H x 37″W.

Born Hannah van Hulst in Amsterdam, during World War II, Hannah developed her artistic talents, experiencing “happy times in which necessity bore creativity.” After the war she went to high school and studied art at Academia Artibus, Utrecht, the Netherlands and in Paris with famous poster designer and graphic artist Paul Colin. In 1956 she emigrated to Israel where she met and married the artist Abraham Yakin. During the first years of her marriage she concentrated chiefly on the themes of pregnancy, birth-giving and motherhood. After 1965 she created two large series of etchings, one about evolution, the other about music and musicians. In 1978 she took up writing, this time in English. Some of her short stories were published in American and Canadian literary magazines. A number of her stories were recently broadcast by the BBC World Service. She has published three illustrated books in small editions, as collectors’ items.

Exhibition, Art in Israel 1962
Tel Aviv Museum, Tel AvivSee

Dimensions

41ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 17.75ʺH

Styles

Modern

Frame Type

Framed

Art Subjects

Animals

Period

1960s

Country of Origin

Israel

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Paper

Woodcut

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

White

Condition Notes

some waviness to paper. Frame is vintage and has minor wear consistent with age.some waviness to paper. Frame is vintage and has minor wear consistent with age.