PAINTERS from Israel

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Painters of all time. This list of famous Israeli Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Naji al-Ali (1937 - 1987)

With an HPI of 59.08, Naji al-Ali is the most famous Israeli Painter.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali (Arabic: ناجي سليم العلي Nājī Salīm al-‘Alī; born c. 1938 – 29 August 1987) was a Palestinian political cartoonist, noted for the political criticism of the Arab regimes and Israel in his works. Al-Ali is best known as the creator of the character Handala, a personification of the Palestinian people that has become prominent symbol of Palestinian nationalism and resistance. One of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world, and celebrated as the greatest Palestinian cartoon artist, Al-Ali drew over 40,000 cartoons, often reflecting Palestinian and Arab public opinion and offering sharply critical commentaries on Palestinian and Arab politics and political leaders. On 22 July 1987, while outside the London offices of al-Qabas, a Kuwaiti newspaper for which he drew political caricatures, Al-Ali was shot in the neck and mortally wounded. He died five weeks later in Charing Cross Hospital.

2. Moshe Castel (1909 - 1991)

With an HPI of 47.21, Moshe Castel is the 2nd most famous Israeli Painter.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Moshe Castel (Hebrew: משה קסטל; 1909 – December 12, 1991) was an Israeli painter.