October #1, 2023

Marik Lechner, October #1, 2023, water color, ink and pencil on paper

29.7 x 21 cm / 11.7 x 8.2 in

• Excellent
• Signed, bottom left
• Dated, bottom right
• Thin paper (90-150 gsm)

Marik Lechner was born in 1967 in Chernovitz, Ukraine, and immigrated to Israel with his family. He graduated from HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts in 2001. Lechner's practice combines various media such as painting, embroidery, textile, and sculpture, and he is widely known for his large embroidery installations. The series, titled "October", was created in response to the events of October 7th, and it is shown for the first time at Givon on Paper.

Lechner’s work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at notable venues such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Givon Art Gallery, and Feinkunst Krüger Gallery in Hamburg, among others. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Germany, Latvia, and Israel. Lechner has received various awards throughout his career and currently resides and works in Be’er Ya’akov, Israel.

His artworks are included in significant collections, such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Collection, Harald Falckenberg Art Collection, Candida Gertler Art Collection, Igal Ahuvi Art Collection, Bank Discount Art Collection, and The Gottesman Etching Center.

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