"The Great Clock of Rouen, France," etching, inscribed and signed in pencil,
12 7/8" x 9 1/4" plate, 21 3/4" x 16 3/4" frame.



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Condition: Excellent. Newly mounted with archival materials in black molding.

Biography: A Hungarian born painter and etcher of figure studies, landscape and marine views, Louis (Lajos) Szanto studied art in both Vienna and Budapest before the outbreak of World War One. He served with the Austrian Army from 1914 to 1918.

After the war Louis Szanto developed an international reputation for both his paintings and etchings. He worked and traveled throughout the Baltic States, Italy, France and Holland and exhibited his art in many major centers, including New York and Chicago.

In the early years of the Great Depression (c. 1930), Szanto moved to the United States where he worked on art projects commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). During the 1930's he created many American views and often worked in collaboration with the artist, Andrew Karoly.

A Hungarian born painter and etcher of figure studies, landscape and city views, Andrew Karoly studied art in Budapest before the outbreak of World War One. After the War ended in 1918 he began to produce paintings and etchings of scenes in Italy, Germany and particularly, France. He came to live in New York around 1920 and during the years of the Great Depression (1930 - 1939), Karoly worked on a number of art projects commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), including several large, public murals. It was during this period that he collaborated with Louis Szanto.

The works of both Szanto and Karoly are to be found in numerous public and private collections.

Note: The image below is of a mural executed by Szanto and Karoly. Click to enlarge.

$295.00
inclusive of S/H/I*