Bak Samuel (b. 1933, Austria) Lives and works in the United States. Immigrated to Israel in 1948. Studied at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem and completed his art studies at École des Beaux Arts, Paris. Known for his figurative-surrealistic painting style. A retrospective of his work was exhibited at “Yad Vashem”, Jerusalem in 2006, including over 100 paintings.