Béla Czóbel, Hungarian 1883-1976- Floral still life, 1943; pencil and watercolour, signed and dated 43, 43x30cm (ARR) Provenance: Private Collection, London Note: In 1904, like many other young artists from Hungary, Bela Czobel moved to Paris to...

Béla Czóbel, Hungarian 1883-1976- Floral still life, 1943; pencil and watercolour, signed and dated 43, 43x30cm (ARR) Provenance: Private Collection, London Note: In 1904, like many other young artists from Hungary, Bela Czobel moved to Paris to study at the Academie Julian, as a pupil of Jean Paul Laurens. After meeting painters of the Fauves group in 1905 and seeing their work at the influential Salon d'Automne exhibit that year, he began to incorporate strong colours into his works. During the First World War, Czobel went to the Netherlands, where he continued to work in the fauvist style. He also spent time in Berlin, where he became part of the New Secession movement. From 1925-39 he settled in Paris, however in 1940, when this work was created, he returned to Szentendre, Hungry.