Huvy Elisha

Huvy (Ahuva) Elisha (Hebrew: ; born July 13, 1927) is an Israeli Impressionist artist.
Biography
She was born in the Bukharim neighborhood in Jerusalem, where she spent her childhood years. Her mother was a nurse, and her father a businessman. When she was 6, her father’s business led the family to Vienna, and from there to Prague and eventually London. Following Nazi bombardment during World War II, the family was forced to flee London and took refuge in the picturesque town of Torquay in Devonshire in southwest England, more commonly known as the English Riviera due to its breathtaking cliffs, beaches, and gardens. The splendid Devonshire scenery is a strong element in Huvy’s artwork until today.
Resettling in London after the war, Huvy commenced her studies in the local public school where her headmistress, an artist by profession, noted young Huvy’s remarkable artistic talents and encouraged her to develop them. At the age of 14, following her principal’s recommendation, Huvy enrolled in the prestigious Saint Martin's School of Art in London as the youngest student to ever be accepted to this institution.
Elisha earned her degree from in Classic Art. She is one of the school’s most prominent alumnae alongside David Gerstein, Antony Gormley, Richard Hamilton, Menashe Kadishman, Ruth Horam, etc.
After her marriage, Elisha returned with her husband and three children to Israel where Huvy and her artwork swiftly gained popularity in Israel and around the Jewish world. Huvy and her family presently reside in Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, where she lives a modest life and continues sharing her creations with the world.
Achievements in art
Huvy was named by international art analyst and consultant Nicholas Forrest as one of the Top Ten Israeli artists whose work should be watched in public auction. His list also spotlights Nachum Gutman, Rueven Rubin, Yaacov Agam, and others.
In 2012, one of Elisha’s drawings was put up for auction in England’s Bonhams, one of the largest auction houses in the world, where it sold for over $100,000. Every year, four to five of her drawings sell for close to $100,000; another 15 at approximately $70,000; and dozens of others for several tens of thousands of dollars per item.
Several iconic motifs feature prominently in Huvy’s drawings, among them the Devonshire landscape, Jewish weddings, and Hassidic dancing.
Huvy’s artwork has been exhibited in London, New York City, and Israel, among others.

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