Raffi Portakal

RAFFI PORTAKAL BRINGS WORKS OF PICASSO, DALI AND OTHER WORLD-FAMED ARTISTS IN TURKEY

ISTANBUL, December 16 (Noyan Tapan). "Raffi Portokal, a specialist of art and an organizer of auctions on the sail of art works, realized his dream, i.e to familiarize art-lovers of Turkey to the creation of the most famous and most talented artists of the world," Istanbul "Marmara" newspaper writes.

These days the "Portakal" hall is turned to a show-room and guarded by the strongest security measures, as one may watch Picasso's "Man with Pipe", Salvador Dali's "Magic - Seven Ats", Raul Dyufi "Harbor Fishers" and other works of 15 world-famed artists of the West.

Raffi Portakal said during his interview given to the "Zaman" newspaper that it is time now to represent the Turkish art abroad and the foreign art in Turkey. He expressed hope that all the art-lovers would visit the exhibition and watch the originals of the greatest artists' works.