Abraham Yakin
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Abraham Yakin was born in 1924 in Jerusalem. During the Second World War he joined the British Navy
and served three years in the Mediterranean fleet, thus having a chance to become acquainted with the art treasures in Egypt
, Greece
, France
and Italy
. After the war
he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Haganah
. At the same time, he started his artistic training at the Bezalel Academy, where he studied especially with Jacob Steinhardt
and Mordecai Ardon
.
With Israel
's Declaration of Independence
, he became a member of the new Israeli Armed Forces. He resumed his studies in 1950, and he had his first exhibition
in 1953. In 1957 he married Hannah
, an artist who had recently immigrated from the Netherlands
. From that time on the couple divided their time between raising their eight children, teaching art in Jerusalem, and exhibiting extensively in Israel, Europe
and the United States
.
In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neumann Prize in Paris
. Works by the Yakins are in the Israel Museum
, Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif
, Paris
, and several museums in the Netherlands.
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
and served three years in the Mediterranean fleet, thus having a chance to become acquainted with the art treasures in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. After the war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
. At the same time, he started his artistic training at the Bezalel Academy, where he studied especially with Jacob Steinhardt
Jacob Steinhardt
Jacob Steinhardt was an Israeli painter and woodcut artist.-Biography:Jacob Steinhardt was born in Żerków, Germany . He attended the School of Art in Berlin in 1906, then studied painting with Louis Corinth and engraving with Hermann Struck in 1907...
and Mordecai Ardon
Mordecai Ardon
Mordecai Ardon , considered one of Israel's greatest painters.-Biography:Ardon was born in 1896 in Tuchów, Galicia , and immigrated to the then Mandate Palestine in 1933....
.
With Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's Declaration of Independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
, he became a member of the new Israeli Armed Forces. He resumed his studies in 1950, and he had his first exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
in 1953. In 1957 he married Hannah
Hannah Yakin
Hannah Yakin is an Israeli artist. She was born in Amsterdam in 1933 as Hannah van Hulst.During World War II, Hannah developed her artistic talents, experiencing "happy times in which necessity bore creativity"....
, an artist who had recently immigrated from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. From that time on the couple divided their time between raising their eight children, teaching art in Jerusalem, and exhibiting extensively in Israel, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neumann Prize in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Works by the Yakins are in the Israel Museum
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif
Musée d'Art Juif
The Musée d'Art Juif is a private museum of Jewish art located at 42, rue des Saules, Paris, France. It is open daily except Friday, Saturday, and Jewish holidays. The nearest métro station is Lamarck – Caulaincourt....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and several museums in the Netherlands.