Geza SZOBEL

'We are beginning to understand the profound singularity of this artist who settled in Paris at the age of 30 and adopted French nationality. In his paintings and even more in his transparent watercolors, he constantly oscillates between figuration and abstraction. He plunges the forms into a poetic halo under which the order of the composition always shines through.' - Gerald Schurr Early Life Géza Szóbel was French/Hungarian painter born in 1905 in Komárom. His first exhibition was held in the Cultural Palace of Komárom at his age of 23. Later on, he was admitted to the Fine Arts Academy of Pargue, and then he moved to Paris, where he became the student of Fernand Léger. The modern French painting movements influenced his works significantly. After his quick visit in Berlin, he got touched by the German Expressionism, therefore he decided to return to the other capital of avantgarde: Prague. His second exhibition was in Bratislava in 1934. Finally, he settled down in Paris with his wife, where he became friends with such avantgarde artists like Chagall, Le Corbusier, Aragon, Lucien Hervé and the Delaunay couple. About his Art In this inspiring and vibrant atmosphere, Szóbel’s painting became more conscious and reformed. His art is taking place on the borders of fauvism, expressionism, surrealism and cubism, but it doesn’t really belong to any of these movements. He joined the army and participated in the war. After returning, he exhibited a series called Civilisation, which represented the cruelty of mankind. His works were exhibitied in London alongside with the series of Francisco Goya: The disasters of war. After the war, he turned towards geometrically edited, mostly figurative imagery. Rhythm was the most important element of his later works. The intertwined elements gives an illusion of movement on his last mural-like paintings. Géza Szóbel’s paintings merged together with the modern French art and he became a significant representative of the scene. Géza Sz Show more