Wikipedia's first sentence called it “austrian -born israeli painter and watercolourist”. Today it says “israeli painter and graphic artist”.
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Itzchak Tarkay ( Hebrew : יצחק טרקאי ; 1935 – June 3, 2012) was an Israeli painter and graphic artist. He used trade dress to protect his style from being emulated via Romm Art Creations Ltd. v. Simcha International, Inc ., a case that Tarkay won. "יצחק טרקאי – דמיאן הירסט הישראלי" [Itzchak Tarkay – the Israeli Damien Hirst ]. The Business of Being an Artist . In the Tarkay case, according to the written decision, the court examined "the color patterns and shading of the Tarkay works, the placement of figures in each of the pictures examined, the physical attributes of his women, the depiction of women sitting and reclining, their characteristic clothing [vis-a-vis] those portrayed by Patricia [Govezensky]" to find that "consumer confusion is a likely result." Leonard DuBoff (2017). Art law cases and materials (Second ed.) .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Itzchak Tarkay (born 1935) is an Austrian -born Israeli painter and watercolourist. In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp , until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949 his family emigrated to Israel , living in a kibbutz for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design in 1956. His art is influenced by French Impressionism , and Post-Impressionism , particularly Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec . His work was exhibited at the International Art Expo in New York in 1986 and 1987, and he has been the subject of three books. Family Itzchack Tarkay married Bruria Tarkay, and has two sons, Adi and Itay Tarkay. Itay Tarkay has 3 children, Omer and Ilay Tarkay, while Adi has 3 kids, 2 from his first marriage and one from his 2nd. Itzchack Tarkay is a loving grandparent and father, having a pretty large family.
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Itzchak Tarkay (1935 – June 3, 2012) was an Israeli artist.Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp , until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949 his family emigrated to Israel , living in a kibbutz for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design in 1956. His art is influenced by French Impressionism , and Post-Impressionism , particularly Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec . His work was exhibited at the International Art Expo in New York in 1986 and 1987. He has been the subject of three books, published by Dr.Israel Perry.
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Itzchak Tarkay (1935 – June 3, 2012) was an Israeli artist. Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp , until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949, his family emigrated to Israel , living in a kibbutz for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design in 1956.
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Israeli artist Itzchak Tarkay ( ; 1935 – June 3, 2012) was an Israeli painter and graphic artist.He used trade dress to protect his style from being emulated via Romm Art Creations Ltd. v.Simcha International, Inc . , a case that Tarkay won."יצחק טרקאי – דמיאן הירסט הישראלי" [Itzchak Tarkay – the Israeli Damien Hirst ].The Business of Being an Artist .In the Tarkay case, according to the written decision, the court examined "the color patterns and shading of the Tarkay works, the placement of figures in each of the pictures examined, the physical attributes of his women, the depiction of women sitting and reclining, their characteristic clothing [vis-a-vis] those portrayed by Patricia [Govezensky]" to find that "consumer confusion is a likely result." Leonard DuBoff (2017).Art law cases and materials (Second ed.) .
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austrian -born israeli painter and watercolourist
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israeli painter and graphic artist
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