Forgotten artwork by one of the fathers of the Dada movement restored to life in Israel

18.02.2012                      25.Schwat. 5772                      Mischpatim Paraschat Schkalim

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Forgotten artwork by one of the fathers of the Dada movement restored to life in Israel

Meticulous restoration work in the studio-home of the late Marcel Janco in Ein Hod has revealed bold, beautiful and forgotten frescoes.

It has been 50 years since anyone last saw them. They endured rain and cold, survived the Carmel forest fire and even withstood horrific man-inflicted damage. Now, almost three decades after their creator died, frescoes by Marcel Janco in his studio in the Ein Hod artists' village are being painstakingly exposed and restored to life.
"This is a rare, once-in-a-lifetime discovery on an international scale, and nothing I have worked on can compare," declares Eli Shaltiel, a painter and art restorer involved in the conservation project….