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Istvan Fisch (1922-2007) Geometric abstract composition 1992 Oil on canvas signed lower right and dated on back label 81 x 130 cm Like Etienne Beöthy, Etienne Hajdu, Simon Hantaï, Judit Reigl, Alfréd Réth, Árpád Szenes, Nicolas Schöffer, Victor Vasarely... Hungarian-born painter Istvan Fisch moved to Paris in the 1950s after studying at the Beaux-Arts in Budapest - where he was a pupil of Aurél Bernáth and Jenő Barcsay - and graduating from the Academy of Arts in Rome. In 1951, through his friend István Hajdu (Etienne Hajdu), he met Brancusi, whose work would profoundly influence him. From that time until his death in 2007, he never ceased to paint, engrave and create tangled lines and forms, drawing on his in-depth knowledge of architecture and philosophy. Istvan Fisch also taught drawing for 5 years at the Tel Aviv Academy of Fine Arts and at the University of Chicago in Paris.
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Istvan Fisch (1922-2007) Geometric abstract composition 1992 Oil on canvas signed lower right and dated on back label 81 x 130 cm Like Etienne Beöthy, Etienne Hajdu, Simon Hantaï, Judit Reigl, Alfréd Réth, Árpád Szenes, Nicolas Schöffer, Victor Vasarely... Hungarian-born painter Istvan Fisch moved to Paris in the 1950s after studying at the Beaux-Arts in Budapest - where he was a pupil of Aurél Bernáth and Jenő Barcsay - and graduating from the Academy of Arts in Rome. In 1951, through his friend István Hajdu (Etienne Hajdu), he met Brancusi, whose work would profoundly influence him. From that time until his death in 2007, he never ceased to paint, engrave and create tangled lines and forms, drawing on his in-depth knowledge of architecture and philosophy. Istvan Fisch also taught drawing for 5 years at the Tel Aviv Academy of Fine Arts and at the University of Chicago in Paris.
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