Education
From 1949-1953 he studied at Bezalel Art School, Jerusalem. And from 1959-1963 at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
From 1949-1953 he studied at Bezalel Art School, Jerusalem. And from 1959-1963 at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
His work is figurative and primarily based on the figure of Woman. Gueffen works in large format, primarily in oils on canvas. His latest works are Collage, oil and sack on natural canvas, jute or wood.
He produces many drawings, and works essentially from sketches of models.
He has also illustrated certain books: "Robinson Crusoe" published by the Israeli publisher Amoved in the 1960s and he provided the illustrations for "The World"s best Jewish Jokes" by Ben Eliezer, published in 1984. From 1967-1988 he lived and worked in London in Europe and the United States.A.
He currently lives and works in France. Gueffen"s works are in private collections worldwide.
However, the impact of the meeting with "Rembrandt"s Night Watch" was a force which spanned some 20 years and culminated in "Dialogue with Rembrandt"s Night watch", a work of 9 paintings.
The medium collage: oil applied by the fingers onto sack and Jute. Gueffen is a listed artist in the Dictionnaire East. Benezit editions 1976 and 1999 and the equivalent Italian dictionary, Commanducci. Benezit describes his work as expressionist-figurative.
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Married Judy in 1987. Since 1991 they have been based in France.