Joseph Zaritsky

Joseph Zaritsky, Painter. b. 1891, Ukraine. Immigrated 1923. Studies: 1914 Art Academy, Kiev. 1916-19 Served in Russian Army. Teaching: 1932-33 Opened studio in the cellar of his home in Rehov Mapu, Tel Aviv. Prizes: 1941, 1951, 1960 Dizengoff Prize; 1959 Israel Prize for Painting; 1967 Sandberg Prize, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 1924 Participated in famous David’s Tower Exhibition. 1927 Visited Paris. Returned 1929. Was flag-bearer of new Israeli painting. 1948 A founder of New Horizons Group, together with Moshe Castel, Avigdor Stematsky, Yehezkel Streichman. 1954 Lived in Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. 1963 Returned to Israel, lived in Tel Aviv and on Kibbutz Tzova. Was Hon. President of the Association of Painters and Sculptors. Died 1985.(The Israel Museum Web Site)