Emmanuel Levy (1900-1986), Rural village, signed and dated 1945, watercolour and ink, 31 x 43cm.; 12.25 x 17in. * Studied at in Manchester and St. Martin's School of Art London and Paris. Taught drawing and painting at Manchester University and Stockport School of Art. Had six solo shows in Manchester between 1925 - 63 plus a number in London. There was a retrospective at Salford City Art Gallery 1948; another at Fieldborne Galleries 1976; and one at Stockport Art Gallery 1982. National Portrait Gallery Ben Uri Gallery and galleries in Manchester Stockport and Salford hold his work.