founders of the "Artists Colony of Safed". He chose to distance himself from most of the artists of the colony, leading to the colony's resentment of him. He was the first painter chosen by the State of Israel to represent the Jewish State at the Venice Bienniale. In 1950 he exhibited his work in the 25th and 26th Bienniale of Venice, representing Israel. In 1952 he exhibited again in Paris. 1950s and onwards: Frenel In 1954 he returned to France. There he studied glassworks and he created vitrages (Window glass work), which were ordered by the Baroness Alix de Rothshild for a chapel in Normandy in the north of France. During the six year period between 1954 and 1960 he started to sign his works as "Frenel"... This along with his vitrage made for a Christian chapel led some in Israel to believe he had abandoned Judaism for Christianity, a claim that is completely false. He is considered one of the most important Jewish "École de Paris" painters; along with Soutine, Mogdiliani, Kikone, Kremegne, Manne Katz and Paskin. He presented his work in one-man shows all over the world. By 1960 he had presented his works in one-man shows in museums and galleries stretching the globe from Europe and the Americas to South Africa and Asia. From 1960 he returns regularly to Israel. However, being outcast due to false rumours and the antagonism the tradition artistic establishment held toward him, he would be almost unable to exhibit his works in Israel and thereafter live in Paris and used Tzfat/Safed as his summer home. In Safed, Frenel would at times instruct new students including Rolly Schaffer in the 1960s. In 1973, his house reopened as a museum, the Frenkel Frenel Museum, showcasing his work. In July 1979, Frenkel had a one-man show at the Orangerie in Paris. Expressionist works of Frenkel pinpoint the expression of inner experience rather than solely realistic portrayal, seeking to depict not objective reality but the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in them. His exalts colours reveal his most hidden emotions and express passion and drama. When he paints his wife Ilana, the colours express an erotical explosion. In 1979 he had a One-man show at the famous "Orangerie" of Paris, in celebration of his 80th birthday; inaugurated by the President of the French Senate, Alain Poher. He died in 1981 in Tel