Abraham Palatnik, a very rare Brontosaurus, in black, Brazil, c.1970.

A good size rare lucite Kangaroo by Palatnik, signed in the piece. In excellent condition from c.1970

A large Palatnik whale with black decoration, signed in the item ‘Pal’ and retains its ‘Made in Brazil’ paper label to the base. In excellent condition, c.1970.

Doves bird sculpture in Lucite and acrylic by Abraham Palatnik, circa 1970.

Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) Sculpture "Fish", c. 1960 Polyester resin and pigment in black and white. Signed PAL Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing a goose. This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers. "Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...