Antal Berkes, Impressionistic Street Scene With Figures

Antal Berkes, Impressionistic Street Scene With FiguresA fine early 20th century impressionistic street scene by Hungarian painter, Antal Berkes (1874 1938). Dozens of men and women, dressed in their fineries, are scuttling along the street perhaps shopping or on their way home. While several horse drawn carriages are rattling their way through the centre of the composition. Its a painting that evokes the sights and sounds of a bustling city. Berkes was born in Budapest and later lived in Paris, where he

various inscriptions seem to refer to the sitter and/or the artist but it’s hard to decipher them

if you would prefer them to be improved

He’s highly regarded as a portraitist but enjoyed painting landscapes ‘en plein air’ in an impressionistic style

Antal Berkes (1874-1938)

he’s immersed us into a light-filled riot of yellow and green with the open petals bringing a sense of life and vitality

The artist has built up the oils to give the painting texture and interest

The Danes have a strong reputation for gentle interior scenes and he’s certainly from very good stock indeed

Signed ‘Lafuente' in the lower right

These include the fact that it lacks an appropriate level of craquelure for a piece so old and also canvases were quite rare in the 16th-century

One repair in the sky area

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 44” x 36” / 112cm x 92cmYear of creation: c

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within an appropriate gilded frame