12 - Georges Simonka (1916-2001) | Hungarian-French

Georges Simonka (1916-2001) | Hungarian-French Vers Tarragone (Village near Tarragona), c. 1960's Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed ‘Simonka’ (lower right); titled ‘Vers Tarragon’ and signed ‘G. Simonka’ on the reverse. Dimensions: Framed: 72 × 63 cm | 28.3 × 24.8 in Artwork: 46 × 55 cm | 18.1 × 21.7 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Oil on canvas, unlined, on its original stretcher (French 10F format). The paint layer is stable and clean, with no losses observed. Presented in a wide dark frame with a gilt slip. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- A horse and cart with its driver crosses a sunlit square below the ochre walls of a Romanesque church, a tower with a pointed red roof rising behind it; two women stand in the shade of an arch to the left, and the sky is a deep slate grey that makes the stone glow. The paint is laid on with the knife and the brush in thick, scumbled layers, the yellows and pinks of the walls set against the dark sky and the blue-black shadow of the arch. Georges Simonka (1916–2001), born in Budapest and trained at its school of applied arts, settled in Paris after the war and exhibited at the Salon d’Automne; he painted still lifes and townscapes in a firm, constructed manner with a rich surface. The reverse carries his own title, ‘Vers Tarragon’, the road to Tarragona, in Catalonia.