Wilhelm Wachtel (1875-1942), Halutzim Dancing Hora. Watercolor and pastel on paper. Signed. 48X63 cm, in a 61.5X77.5 cm frame. Good condition. Minor blemishes to edges. Wilhelm (Ze'ev) Wachtel (1875-1942), Polish painter, illustrator and graphic designer, born in Lviv, acquired his artistic training at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts and later at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Active in Poland, Austria and France. In 1936, he immigrated to Palestine, later moving to the USA, where he passed away. Wachtel is known for his realistic Shtetl images, pictures from the lives of the halutzim (pioneers) of Palestine and Romantic and Oriental biblical scenes inspired by the Bezalel school.