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The sculptor and painter Michael Gross was born in Tiberias, and spent his childhood in Migdal, near the shores of the Sea of Galilee. He studied in Jerusalem, and architecture at Technion (1943-1945). He subsequently studied sculpture and painting with Moshe Ziffer, Menachem Shemi, and other artists; and at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, with Michel Gimond.

His oeuvre combines different creative techniques and materials, such as white concrete and later paintings were supplemented by the textures of objects such as wooden beams, burlap and rope. Gross’ consistent use of soft pastel coloring – as in the pastel yellow Garden Organ – suggests a direct link with the Israeli landscape. Gross was awarded the 2000 Israel Prize. His environmental sculptures are on display at sites across Israel and around the world.