Nissan Engel, Israeli, 1931 to 2016, a 1966 wood cut print King David Playing Lyre, signed by the artist lower right and numbered, 12 of 150, lower left. Matted and framed. Has a paper hand written by the artist on the backside: Sold to the Alan Reff one wood cut King David at a luth No 12 out of 150. Size of Image 18 ½ x 12. This print was made in October 1966 by myself. Nissan Engel. New York Oct 20, 1966.116 University Place 255-7812. Note: Born in Israel in 1931, Engel graduated from the Beaux-Arts Bezalel in Jerusalem and later received a diploma in theater design from the Centre Dramatique de l Est in Strasbourg, France. He moved to Paris in the mid-1950s, where he painted and also worked on a variety of stage designs and costume projects; he had the first of many painting exhibits starting in 1960 at the Galerie Weil. In 1965 he moved to New York City. Engels early influences include Picasso, Klee, Marini, Kandinsky, and other European expressionists, as well as the conceptual artists Oppenheim and Beuys. He also was influenced by the abstract expressionists of the New York School, many of whom he knew and befriended while living in New York City. Modernist Judaica Art, Expressionist Prints And Multiples For Wall Decor.