Port Breton By Laszlo Barta 1902-1961

Oil on canvas measuring 60cm x 73cm plus modern frame 79cm x 66cm representing a port at low tide signed lower left 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 Abstraction at the end of his short life He will even study mosaic in Ravenna He will illustrate many luxury books He will make note 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 The New York gallery of Julien LEVY permanently exhibited the works of this artist alongside de Braque, Picasso, etc ... The Guardia Gallery of Castellet specializes in the works of this artist free shipping worldwide