Isaac Maimon (Israeli, b. 1951), Corina

1993, cold-painted and patinated bronze, signed "Maimon" with edition number "102/150", and "1992© B & R INT'L LTD" to the posterior terrace.

Approximately 17 1/4 x 16 x 14 1/2 in.

Isaac Maimon was born in Israel in 1951 to French-speaking parents. Known for painting society scenes in bold colors, his work is influenced by Parisian boulevard culture of La Belle Époque and those artists, like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who captured its vibrancy.

After completing military service, Maimon went on to study at the Avni Institute of Fine Art in Tel Aviv where he was exposed to artists of La Belle Époque. In 1980 he began a teaching career starting at the School of Visual Arts in Beer-Sheba and later at the Kaye Art Academy. By the late 1980s, he was a professor of art at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheba. During this time, he learned about coffee house management, bought a pub, and ran a restaurant. Often, while observing his customers, he would sketch their activities, then create paintings from these preliminary sketches. Maimon’s work was discovered in 1989 by Talking Walls, an art publishing group in Israel, which sponsored exhibitions for him in Israel and New York. Since then, he has had several touring solo exhibitions in the U.S.

Good estate condition.