▁influence ▁and ▁most ▁them ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁learn ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁F ren kel ' s ▁style ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁abstract ▁painting ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁exposed ▁in ▁Paris ▁than ▁the ▁orient al ism ▁that ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁" O hel " ▁the ater ▁his ▁abstract ▁work , ▁compos itions ▁of ▁geometric ▁shapes ▁and ▁alongside ▁them ▁landscape ▁paint ings . ▁In ▁this ▁period ▁an ▁expression istic ▁t endency ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁begins ▁to ▁arise , ▁especially ▁in ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁colour . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁his ▁expression ist ▁style ▁came ▁into ▁form . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁made ▁Saf ed ▁his ▁home , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁artist ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁holy ▁city , ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁" Art ists ' ▁Col ony " ▁was ▁formally ▁established . ▁There ▁he ▁painted ▁the ▁ancient ▁syn agog ues , ▁narrow ▁lan es , ▁local ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁ ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁During ▁that ▁period ▁he ▁completely ▁ab and ons ▁the ▁abstract ▁style ▁and ▁emb arks ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁of ▁other , ▁v ibr ant ▁styles . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁he ▁year ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁" Ad loy ada " ▁car n ival ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁In ▁ 1