FRANCIS DE ERDELY ANTIQUE MODERN ABSTRACT WOMAN INK DRAWING PAINTING OLD ART 50s

RARE AND INTRIGUING ANTIQUE MODERN EXPRESSIONIST INK DRAWING BY REVERED HUNGARIAN PAINTER AND ART PROFESSOR FRANCIS DE ERDELY (Hungarian-American 1904-1959). THIS WORK DEPICTS TWO EXPRESSIVE FEMALES POSING BEHIND A GATE. SIGNED BY FRANCIS DE ERDELY IN THE LOWER RIGHTHAND CORNER. IT DATES AROUND THE 1950s. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION. MILD SCRATCHES TO THE FRAME: PROVENANCE: PRIVATE ESTATE, BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 21” H x 17” W DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME, APPROXIMATELY: 14” H x 11” W Francis (Ferenc) De Erdelyi (1904 - 1959) was active/lived in California / Hungary and Croatia. Francis Erdelyi is known for Painting. Francis (Ferenc) De Erdelyi Born: 1904 - Budapest, Hungary Died: 1959 - Los Angeles, California Known for: Painting Name variants: Francis De Enderly, Francis De Erdely, Francis DeErdely, Francis Erdeley, Francis De Erdley, Erdelyi Ferenc Francis De Erdely was recognized for his artistic influence on many emerging California artists during the 1940s and was known for colorfully capturing the plight of the working class in their environment. DeErdely was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1904, where his father was a Hungarian military officer. His experiences as a teenager during World War I fueled the often horrific imagery in his earliest artwork. His graphic depictions angered the Gestapo, and he was eventually forced to flee Hungary. In his youth, he attended the Royal Academy of Art in Budapest. During the 1930s, he studied throughout Europe, at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, Spain, and the Sorbonne and the School of the Louvre, both in Paris, France. He lived in Belgium, Holland, France, Czechoslovakia, and Austria before coming to Los Angeles, California in 1944. His rich academic background is reflected in his use of mixed media. De Erdely often made drawings in ink, crayon, charcoal, or pencil, then applied a watercolor wash. He liked to sketch and paint in Mexico, taking an interest in its people and culture. He painted his subjects as they existed in everyday surroundings, often depicting figures at work or in nature. While living in Los Angeles during the 1940s, he exhibited with the California Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society. DeErdely joined the faculty of the University of Southern California in 1945 and served as the Dean at the Pasadena Museum School from 1944-1946. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1959. Museums: Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, CA) Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA) Springville Museum of Art (Springville, UT) USC Fisher Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)