1970s Modern Abstract Figurative Morris Katz Original Painting, Framed

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Beautiful, colorful market scene by Morris Katz (Polish/American, 1932-2010). Image measures 14.5" x 30"; overall with frame 22.25" x 37.5". … more Beautiful, colorful market scene by Morris Katz (Polish/American, 1932-2010). Image measures 14.5" x 30"; overall with frame 22.25" x 37.5".

Morris Katz was born March 5, 1932 in Poland and was a Holocaust survivor, but lost most of his family in concentration camps. He moved to the United States in 1949 as a refugee, following World War II, where he took a job in carpentry. He started painting as a hobby but after experimenting with pallet knives and rags in 1956 he gave up using paintbrushes. Katz’s technique involved painting using only a palette knife and wads of paper tissue to create shadings and shapes.

The self-proclaimed "king of instant painting," Katz holds the world record for completing a painting in the shortest amount of time. On May 9, 1988, he painted a 12 by 16 inch canvas of a child in the snow in 30 seconds and then, took just 8 seconds to frame it. In 1987, during a 12-hour stint at the Penta Hotel (now the Hotel Pennsylvania) in Manhattan, Katz cranked out 103 paintings and sold 55 of them in a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America. less