Efrat Natan

Israeli artist

Efrat Natan

Born| 1947

Kfar Ruppin, Mandatory Palestine

Nationality| Israeli
Education| Studied with Raffi Lavie
Known for| Painting

Efrat Natan is an Israeli artist.

## Biography

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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]

Swing of the Scythe Sculpture, 2002

## Awards and recognition

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* 1979 Beatrice S. Kolliner Award for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
* 2002 Prize to Encourage Creativity, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
* 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport Prize
* 2006 Ministry of Education Prize for the Fine Arts
* 2009: Mifal Hapayis Prize for the Fine Arts

## See also

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* Visual arts in Israel

## References

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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

## External links

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* Efrat Natan collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved March 2012.
* "Efrat Natan". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum.
* Art of Efrat Natan at Europeana. Retrieved March 2012

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