Albert H Goldman
Goldman's painting unites urban, natural and figures in his signature style, infusing lyrical beauty with a feeling of joice-de-vivre.
Born in Alexandria Egypt on June 2nd 1922, Goldman showed an early childhood serious talent for drawing and painting.
In 1940 he obtained a diploma of commerce and opted for a career in the
hospitality industry, following in the footsteps of his parents who
operated the Majestic Palace Hotel in Alexandria.
He moved to Cairo in 1942 to study Swiss Hotel Management at Egyptian
Hotels Limited, the largest hotel company in the Middle East at the
time.
By 1947 he was the manager of the Luxor Hotel.
In 1948, during the Israeli War of Independence, he was brutally
attacked by a mob during an air raid by Israeli planes, accused of
being a Zionist signaling to the enemy. He miraculously survived 12
stab wounds to the back.
In March 1950 he married Lucette Blumenthal ... and they have been
married until this day, but they both knew their days in Egypt were
numbered.
On September 5, 1951 the couple disembarked onto the shores of Israel aboard the 'Artza'.
Although he had been painting since childhood and studied art in
Alexandria by Italian and Greek masters at the 'Atelier' School, his
art coexisted with his Hotel responsibilities all the way to 1980.
His hospitality career in Israel blossomed as a Hotel Manager,
Consultant for new hotels, Organizer of the International Culinary
Congress in Jerusalem, Catering advisor for Special Banquets on behalf
of Israeli Presidents Yitzchak Ben Zvi and Zalman Shazar ... and
President of the Geneva International Hotel Association in Jerusalem.
In the meantime he still painted and studied art in the 50s, 60s and
70s. He studied under Avraham Yaskiel and Meyerovitch in Haifa ... and
Moshe Propes in Tel-Aviv. It was only in 1980 that he finally gave up
his hotel career and focused exclusively on his art.
He has participated in many exhibitions in Jerusalem, Paris, New York,
Tel Aviv and South Africa. His works are in the collection of notable
figures such as the late Pope Paul IV and the late Haile Selassie,
Emperor of Ethiopia; Former presidents of Israel Itzhak Ben Zvi, Zalman
Shazar, Itzhak Navon; Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak, presidents of the
Arab Republic of Egypt.
Goldman, in his late 80s, is still painting to this day.
Itzhak Navon - Harry Belafonte
Elizabeth Taylor - Frank Sinatra
Zalman Shazar - Yoram Gaon
| | In His Own Words
These video clips were shot in the late 1990s. They are very relevent to the artist and his works. Goldman was between 75 and 80 years of age when these videos were produced.
"where I come from ..."
Relating the key biographical details of his life and work.
"how I work ..."
Accompanying visual description of the artist's general technique
"this is what I do ..."
A personal overview of samples of the types of his works
"I keep good company ..."
Some of the 'collectors' of his work
"everyone's talking about me ..."
A selection of the exhibitions and publicity around his work.
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