Gabriel Zendel (1906-1992), Fruits, 1952
Color lithograph 23/200, 24 x 41.7 cm (lithograph) / 50 x 65 cm (paper).
Signed and dated in plate, on the back stepel Atelier Gabriel Zandel and publisher's stamp (Guy Spitzer editeur) with identification of the piece (Gabriel Zendel, Fruits / Edition signed by the artist, numbered and limited to 200 pieces) and handwritten number.
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Gabriel Zendel - painter, representative of the Ecole de Paris. He was born in Ježovy (present-day Czech Republic) in 1906 and died in 1992 in Paris. In the 1920s his family moved to Paris, where his father opened an artistic bookbinding atelier. From 1925 to 1929, Gabriel Zendel studied at the Institut d'Esthétique Contemporaine under the tutelage of Paul Bornet. In 1934, Zendel opened his atelier in Montmartre, and his works were popular with collectors. In 1951, the artist entered into a relationship with the Durand-Ruel gallery, which exhibited his works in Paris and New York. He participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions.
