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Basil Ivan Rakoczi BIOGRAPHY
1908 London, England - 1979 London, England. Known for: Still life, figure, and genre painting.
Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979). The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork.... Read full biography
Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979). The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork. After a childhood spent in England and France, he studied painting and drawing at the Brighton School... Read full biography
Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979). The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork. After a childhood spent in England and France, he studied painting and drawing at the Brighton School of Art. He then went to Paris where he studied fine art at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere*. On returning to London, Rakoczi first worked as a commercial artist before turning to painting... Read full biography
Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979). The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork. After a childhood spent in England and France, he studied painting and drawing at the Brighton School of Art. He then went to Paris where he studied fine art at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere*. On returning to London, Rakoczi first worked as a commercial artist before turning to painting full-time. In 1935, Basil Rakoczi founded the Society for Creative Psychology, mirroring his twin interests in art and psychology. He soon met and became close friends with Kenneth Hall, a like-minded artist, and they formed a new art movement called the... Read full biography
Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979). The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork. After a childhood spent in England and France, he studied painting and drawing at the Brighton School of Art. He then went to Paris where he studied fine art at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere*. On returning to London, Rakoczi first worked as a commercial artist before turning to painting full-time. In 1935, Basil Rakoczi founded the Society for Creative Psychology, mirroring his twin interests in art and psychology. He soon met and became close friends with Kenneth Hall, a like-minded artist, and they formed a new art movement called the White Stag Group*. The 'philosophy' of the White Stag group - which they named Subjectivist Art - was to... Read full biography
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Basil Ivan Rákóczi, Basil Ivan Rakoczy
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Basil Rakoczi (1908-1979)
The Irish-Hungarian landscape artist, still-life and figure painter Basil Rakoczi, was born in London in 1908. His mother, an artist's model, was a native of County Cork. After a childhood spent in England and France, he studied painting and drawing at the Brighton School of Art. He then went to Paris where he studied fine art at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere*. On returning to London, Rakoczi first worked as a commercial artist before turning to painting full-time. In 1935, Basil Rakoczi founded the Society for Creative Psychology, mirroring his twin interests in art and psychology. He soon met and became close friends with Kenneth Hall, a like-minded artist, and the...But wait, there's more...
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