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Yaacov Agam was born Yaakov Gipstein on 11 May 1928, in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine. His father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.

Agam trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before moving to Zürich, Switzerland in 1949, where he studied under Johannes Itten (1888–1967) at the Kunstgewerbe Schule, and was also influenced by the painter and sculptor Max Bill (1908–1994).

In 1951 Agam went to Paris, France, where he still lives. He has a daughter and two sons, one of whom is the photographer Ron Agam.


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All artworks of Yaacov Agam
Print, Geometric 4 Agam, Yaacov Agam

Geometric 4 Agam

Yaacov Agam

Print - 36.5 x 36 x 0.3 cm

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Print, Geometric 2 Agam, Yaacov Agam

Geometric 2 Agam

Yaacov Agam

Print - 36.5 x 36 x 0.3 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Spirit of America (Americana Series), Yaacov Agam

Spirit of America (Americana Series)

Yaacov Agam

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 116 x 4 cm

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Sculpture, Fascination Prismagraph, Yaacov Agam

Fascination Prismagraph

Yaacov Agam

Sculpture - 71.1 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm

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Print, Vertical orchestration. Gold series, Yaacov Agam

Vertical orchestration. Gold series

Yaacov Agam

Print - 92 x 43 x 3 cm

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Sculpture, Shalom Menorah, Yaacov Agam

Shalom Menorah

Yaacov Agam

Sculpture - 47 x 29 x 12.5 cm

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Print, Agam 1 - Ligne Géométrique, Yaacov Agam

Agam 1 - Ligne Géométrique

Yaacov Agam

Print - 26 x 30 x 1 cm

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Who is the artist?

Yaacov Agam was born Yaakov Gipstein on 11 May 1928, in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine. His father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.

Agam trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before moving to Zürich, Switzerland in 1949, where he studied under Johannes Itten (1888–1967) at the Kunstgewerbe Schule, and was also influenced by the painter and sculptor Max Bill (1908–1994).

In 1951 Agam went to Paris, France, where he still lives. He has a daughter and two sons, one of whom is the photographer Ron Agam.

What is Yaacov Agam’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Op' Art

When was Yaacov Agam born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1928