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1922 Bia, Hungary - 2008 Paris, France. Known for: Abstract painting on folding canvas.
1922. Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary. 1942-1948. Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. 1948. Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France.... Read full biography
1922. Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary. 1942-1948. Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. 1948. Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France. 1950-1951. First "Surrealizing" works, trying out different techniques: collage, frottage, scraping with... Read full biography
1922. Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary. 1942-1948. Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. 1948. Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France. 1950-1951. First "Surrealizing" works, trying out different techniques: collage, frottage, scraping with razor blades, dripping and even folding. Becomes interested in gestural painting. 1953. First exhibition, "Peintures" at the Surrealist gallery L'Etoile Scellée, Paris, presented by André Breton.... Read full biography
1922. Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary. 1942-1948. Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. 1948. Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France. 1950-1951. First "Surrealizing" works, trying out different techniques: collage, frottage, scraping with razor blades, dripping and even folding. Becomes interested in gestural painting. 1953. First exhibition, "Peintures" at the Surrealist gallery L'Etoile Scellée, Paris, presented by André Breton. November: publication of issue no. 1 of the journal Médium: communication surréaliste, known as the "Simon Hantaï issue," with a cover and illustrations by the artist. 1954. Simon Hantaï meets Jean Fournier, then director of Galerie Kléber, Paris. 1955. The... Read full biography
1922. Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary. 1942-1948. Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest. 1948. Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France. 1950-1951. First "Surrealizing" works, trying out different techniques: collage, frottage, scraping with razor blades, dripping and even folding. Becomes interested in gestural painting. 1953. First exhibition, "Peintures" at the Surrealist gallery L'Etoile Scellée, Paris, presented by André Breton. November: publication of issue no. 1 of the journal Médium: communication surréaliste, known as the "Simon Hantaï issue," with a cover and illustrations by the artist. 1954. Simon Hantaï meets Jean Fournier, then director of Galerie Kléber, Paris. 1955. The "Alice in Wonderland" exhibition is organized at the Galerie Kléber by Charles EstiennePaul Kasmin Gallery.... Read full biography
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- •Frottage