WHYTE'S in association with CHRISTIE'S - The Ernie O'Malley Collection MONDAY 25 November 2019

THE ERNIE O’MALLEY COLLECTION · 25 NOVEMBER 2019 AT 6PM 123 63 Geza Szobel (French/Hungarian 1905-1963) LES ECOSSAISES, 1945 oil on board 28 by 22in. (71.1 by 55.9cm) Provenance: Purchased by Ernie O’Malley from Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, 1957; Thence by family descent Exhibited: ‘Solo Exhibition with Introduction From Maurice Collis’, Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin, 1945, catalogue no. 29 Géza Szóbel was French/Hungarian painter born in 1905 in Komárom. His first exhibition was held in the Cultural Palace of Komárom at the age of 23. Later, he was admitted to the Fine Arts Academy of Prague, and then he moved to Paris, where he became a student of Fernand Léger. The modern French painting movements influenced his works significantly. After a visit to Berlin, he was attracted to German Expressionism. Then he decided to return to the other capital of the avant-garde, Prague. His second exhibition was in Bratislava in 1934. He joined the Czech army in 1939 and was a war artist. He spent some time in London at the end of the war. Finally, he settled down in Paris with his wife, where he became friends with such avant-garde artists as Chagall, Le Corbusier, Aragon, Lucien Hervé and the Delaunays. €3,000-€4,000 (£2,630-£3,510 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 63