Joseph Gattegno

Joseph Gattegno

Photograph of Joseph Gattegno
Born 1939
Bulgaria
Nationality Israeli
Known for Painting

Joseph Gattegno (Hebrew: יוסף גטניו; is an Israeli painter, born in Bulgaria in 1939). Joseph immigrated with his family to Israel in 1940 as a baby.

After his art studies, he was among the leaders of Israeli art group named 10+, which included Raffi Lavie and Moshe Givati. In 1963 he was sent by the Ministry of Culture and Education to represent Israel at the Biennale de Paris, France. In 1965 he won an acquisition award on behalf of the Tel Aviv Museum and was sent to Biennale de Paris again. In 1966 Gattegno won the Sharet scholarship for overseas studies from the America Israel Cultural Foundation and moved to Paris, with his wife. During his studies in Paris, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts and École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art.

International exhibitions

Exhibitions in Israel

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