Efrat Natan

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Efrat Natan
Born1947
Nationality Israeli
EducationStudied with Raffi Lavie
Known forPainting

Efrat Natan is an Israeli artist.

Biography

Efrat Natan was born and grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin in the Beit She'an Valley. [1] She studied with Raffi Lavie. Her art was influenced by life on the kibbutz and utopian ideals. [2] [3] Her sculpture "Swing of the Scythe" (2002) is in the permanent exhibition of the Israel Museum. Composed of scythes arranged in a circle, the work draws on Natan's childhood memories growing up on a kibbutz as well as the myth of the Zionist pioneer, symbolizing the renewed relationship between the Jews and the land. [4]

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Swing of the Scythe Sculpture, 2002 Efrat natan.jpg
Swing of the Scythe Sculpture, 2002

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References

  1. Efrat Natan: Tar and Lime
  2. Zalmona, Yigal, 100 Years of Israeli Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010
  3. Kamien-Kazhdan, Adina (ed.), Modernism in Dialogue: 20th-Century Painting and Sculpture in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010
  4. Information Center for Israeli Art, Israel Museum