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Tsibi Geva Paintings: The 3 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 3 works by Tsibi Geva in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Tsibi Geva's most famous painting is Umm el-Fahem (1983), whose original hangs in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Backgammon (1988) and Untitled (1995) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 3 works by Tsibi Geva in our catalog, the gallery presents the 3 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
born 1951, Ein Shemer
Most works: Israel Museum
The gallery's top 10 Tsibi Geva paintings
The museums that keep Tsibi Geva's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Tsibi Geva | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Israel Museum |
Jerusalem | 3 | Umm el-Fahem, Backgammon, Untitled |
Tsibi Geva, the signature paintings of each year
Tsibi Geva's career on this page runs 13 years, 1983 to 1995: each year appears here with its most famous originals.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its originals.
Tsibi Geva's paintings: the gallery answers
Which Tsibi Geva painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer
Umm el-Fahem (1983), Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Backgammon (1988) and Untitled (1995) come next.
How old was Tsibi Geva on completing Umm el-Fahem?Reveal the answer
32 years old: Umm el-Fahem dates from 1983, and Tsibi Geva was born in 1951.
How many works did Tsibi Geva create?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 3 works by Tsibi Geva, dated from 1983 to 1995.
Where do Tsibi Geva's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Israel Museum (Jerusalem). The museum table above lists them all.
Which are Tsibi Geva's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Umm el-Fahem (1983) and the latest Untitled (1995).
Which Tsibi Geva originals does the Israel Museum hold?Reveal the answer
Umm el-Fahem, Backgammon and Untitled: the Israel Museum, Jerusalem holds 3 of the works on this page.
Tsibi Geva: the artist
The Artistic Journey of Tsibi Geva
Born in 1951 in Kibbutz Ein Shemer, Israel, Tsibi Geva is a prominent Israeli artist whose creative practice spans multiple disciplines. His work exists as a cross between graffiti, sculpture, and abstract expressionism. As a multifaceted creator, Geva is recognized as a sculptor, painter, printmaker, and installation artist. He currently lives and works between Tel Aviv and New York, and he serves as a professor at several institutions, including the School of Visual Arts MFA program in New York, the University of Haifa, and the Hamidrasha School of Art at Beit Berl College in Israel.
Exhibitions and Recognition
Throughout his career, Geva has participated in numerous international group exhibitions and solo shows. His work has been exhibited at prestigious venues such as the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, and the MACRO Testaccio in Rome. Notably, he represented the Israeli Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. His diverse body of work is held in various collections, including:
Geva has received several honors for his contributions to the arts, including the Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art from The Israel Museum and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture in 2010.