Reflections

Reflections by Itzhak Tarkay
Official Medal 2000/5760
Sixth and Last in the "Women in Art" Series

Itzhak Tarkay (1935-2012) was born in Yugoslavia and studied at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. One of the most successful contemporary Israeli artists abroad (particularly in the United States and Japan), Tarkay was a figurative artist who subjects are very often feminine figures. The mood of his paintings is created through the lines, shapes and colors of his pictures. The woman in his painting is not a specific personality but rather a depiction of feminineness. His paintings convey emotions - tenderness, attentiveness, occasionally even sadness and pain.

Obverse: Color Art Print of Tarkay's "Reflections" painting.
Reverse: Sculpted work in bas relief of another of Tarkay's works..
Designer: Galia Erez
Art Print: Ketem Mesh
Engraving: Tidhar Dagan.
Mint: Gold Medal: Government Mint, Jerusalem.Silver and Bronze Medals: Hecht, Tel Aviv.