Shmuel Katz, Caricatures of Venice three works, concerning the rising water level in Venice, partly washed ink pen, each signed and dated "1972", slight signs of age, sheet measures approx. 35 x 25 cm. Artist info: Born Alexander Katz, also Samuel Katz, Hungarian-Israeli painter, graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist (1926 Vienna to 2010 Naharija), in 1938 after the annexation of Austria the family fled to Hungary, found shelter during the mass deportations in the "Glass House" under the protection of the Swiss diplomat, after the liberation of Hungary studied architecture at the Technical University of Budapest, in 1946 attempted illegal immigration to Israel, this failed and internment in Cyprus, 1947 entry into Israel, 1948 co-founder of Kibbutz Ga'aton (Mateh Ascher), 1950-53 illustration of the children's page of an Israeli newspaper, 1958 trip to Africa with the writer Nathan Shaham, study trips to Iran, Egypt and Hungary followed, 1962 court illustrator during the Eichmann trial, worked for the newspapers Maariw, Davar Hashavue and the Swiss newspaper Nebelspalter, continued to illustrate over 150 books, source: Wikipedia.