André Szenes, In the Storm of Time, 1920s, Ink on Paper

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André (andrás) szenes ("dugo")

1895 szolnok (hungary) – 1957 usa

"in the storm of time"

the drawing appeared as an … Read more André (andrás) szenes ("dugo")

1895 szolnok (hungary) – 1957 usa

"in the storm of time"

the drawing appeared as an illustration for the magazine "jugend" (1931, vol. 36, no. 34, p. 537).

signed "dugo" lower right

ink on wove paper, matted ---unframed---

size: 29.5 x 20.8 cm (image area) / 39.4 x 29.2 cm (sheet) / 48 x 31.9 cm (mat)

provenance: collection of dr. Friedrich wilhelm denzel (munich)

text accompanying the illustration "in the storm of time," as it ultimately appeared in "jugend":

"you know, losing so much money would be bearable, but having to acquire emotional assets with it—that's sad!"

andré (andrás) szenes
artist name: "dugo"

hungarian artist and illustrator

son of adolph szenes and his wife giselle, née baruch

he began painting and drawing as a child.

attended high school in budapest.
studied architecture in budapest. Graduated after world war i.
continued his art studies in munich, where he also created his first illustrations for "simplicissimus" and "jugend" (his last illustration appeared in "jugend" in 1932 and in "simplicissimus" in 1934).

residered in paris in the late 1930s.

emigrated to new york in 1939.

continued to work as an illustrator for magazines such as "le rire," "vanity fair," and "harper's bazaar," and also created children's books.

further art studies in munich, where he also began creating illustrations for "simplicissimus" and "jugend" in 1927 (his last illustration appeared in "jugend" in 1932 and in "simplicissimus" in 1934). Exhibitions:

1928 participation in an exhibition of the hagenbund in vienna

memberships:

"hungarian association of new artists" this piece has an attribution mark,
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