Portrait By Laszlo Barta From 1933

Superb portrait of a young girl painted on canvas measuring 73cm x 60cm plus period carved wooden frame 86cm x 73cm signed and dated lower right BARTA 1933 Laszlo BARTA born in 1902 died too early at the age of 59 in 1961 Laszlo Barta arrived in Paris in the 1920s joining in Montmarte and Montparnasse the Fauve painters such as Matisse, Dufy, Gleizes, among others with whom he will befriend Evolving from a Fauve Expressionist style through Cubism and joining at the end of his short life the Abstraction He will even study the mosaic in Ravenna He will illustrate many luxury books He will make act of bravery and resistance in Corsica during the 2nd world war After having married a Toulonnaise, they will settle in Saint Tropez Their house will be an important artistic meeting place An exhibition has just been held in Saint Tropez bringing together the most important painters of this city in the 1950s I lent 6 paintings by this artist, one of which served as a poster The New York gallery of Julien LEVY permanently exhibited the works of this artist alongside Braque, Picasso, etc... The Galerie Guardia du Castellet specializes in the works of this artist and permanently presents a part of his work free shipping worldwide good condition