Skip to main content

Alfred Reth Art

Hungarian, 1884-1966
Born Alfred Roth February 29, 1884 in Budapest and died in September 1966 in Paris was a Hungarian painter, naturalized French, considered one of the main figures of the Avant-garde and the School of Paris. Is the eighth child of a modest Hungarian family. At the end of his schooling, he became a bank employee, as his father wished. From his childhood, Alfréd got to know István Farkas and László Mednyánszky. He befriends the first and the second teaches him to paint. This is where his interest in Buddhism and oriental art was born. In 1903, he binds with the colony of painters of Nagybánya and begins to work under the direction of Károly Ferenczy. In 1905, he left for Paris with József Egry. In France, he worked in the studio of J. E. Blanche in Montmartre. He met the orientalist Jean Buchot through Mednyánszky and developed his interest in Hindu and Khmer art which he discovered at the Musée Guimet. He discovered Cézanne at Ambroise Vollard then at the Salon d'Automne in 1907; he did not join the Fauve group but was part of the cubist movement from 1911. He exhibited 3 paintings at the Salon des Indépendants, hung between those of Matisse and Rouault, and reiterated in 1911: his paintings rubbed shoulders with those of Braque, to whom he would be close later, Léger, Lhote, Metzinger, de Segonzac. He is one of the many so-called painters of the School of Paris. In 1913, he was invited to participate in an exhibition devoted to Cubism in Berlin by the Galerie der Sturm, where he represented French contemporary art with 80 paintings and drawings. Also in 1913, his works were presented in Budapest during a Cubist exhibition. In 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War, he was interned as a citizen of a country enemy of France. The end of the war marked the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, the return of foreign collectors and their large purchases of modern works, an intense, creative and worldly life in a Paris that wanted to compete with Berlin. He is one of the first to embark on the path of abstraction, in the 1920s his paintings are games of lines and planes, curves and strangely figurative. Member of the Abstraction group - creation: Non-figurative art in 1931 with Arp, Georges Valmier, Herbin, Kupka, etc. whose goal is to disseminate abstract art and organize exhibitions, which will be active until 1936. In 1946, after the Second World War, the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles is formed with which he will exhibit. At the end of his life, Réth will always be in the abstract movement, but he will also return to figuration and the collages he had started in 1906, with paper and adding collage of colored printed fabrics. The materials that captivated him then were a major axis in his work until 1960. The year of his death in 1966, it was in Chicago that a retrospective was given to him.
(Biography provided by Galerie Tonon)
to
6
1
4
2
1
4
1
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
2
1
6
7,466
4,519
2,506
1,251
4
3
2
2
2
Artist: Alfred Reth
Granville - Men Sitting at a Table
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Granville - Men Sitting at a Table, 1915 Technique: Original Double-Sided Signed and Dated Watercolour and...
Category

1910s Cubist Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Gardeners (Personnages)
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: The Gardeners (Personnages), 1962 Technique: Original Signed and Dated Oil and Collage Painting on wood s...
Category

1960s Contemporary Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Composition
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
Alfred Reth (1889-1966). Composition. Oil, sand, grit and other media on wooden panel. 1949. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 29.4 x 68.2 cm. Provenance: Galerie Le Minotaure, Paris; ...
Category

1940s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Still Life with Guitar on Gueridon
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
SERGE FERAT 1881-1958 (Le Comte Sergueï Yastrebzov) Moscow 1881-1958 Paris (Russian/French) Title: Still Life with Guitar on Gueridon, circ...
Category

1940s Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of the Musician Mazzi
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Portrait of the Musician Mazzi, 1912 Technique: Original Signed Oil pain...
Category

1910s Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abstract Composition - Signed Painting Hungarian Cubism
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Abstract Composition, 1939 Technique: Original Signed and Dated Oil and Mixed Technique painting on Board ...
Category

1930s Cubist Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Oil

Related Items
"Under the Parasol", 20th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to Laureano Barrau
Located in Madrid, ES
ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU Spanish, 1863 - 1957 UNDER THE PARASOL unsigned oil on canvas 35-1/2 x 26 inches (90 x 66 cm.) framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 in...
Category

1920s Naturalistic Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life oil painting of flowers in a glass vase
By Harold Clayton
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Harold Clayton British, (1896 - 1979) Still Life of Flowers Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 21.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 30.25 inches x 34.25 inches Harold Er...
Category

20th Century Victorian Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Obstacle - Original Mixed Media by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Obstacle is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This is an original drawing represent...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Tall Woman on Short Panel
By Andrea Vandoni
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on reverse Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the S...
Category

2010s Contemporary Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

The Conqueror - Original Mixed Media by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Conqueror is an original drawing in mixed media on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This is an original drawing representing a face of woman...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Peonies. 1994, oil on canvas, 63x48, 5 cm
By Olgerts Jaunarajs
Located in Riga, LV
Peonies. 1994, oil on canvas, 63x48,5 cm Still life with pink and white peonies in brown vase Olgerts Jaunarajs (1907-2003) He was so-called legend...
Category

1990s Impressionist Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nude - Mixed Media Drawing on Paper - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original mixed media drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida of the 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed. INV.15B, on the low...
Category

1970s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera

Tower At Tricase - XX century - Aldo Riso - Mixed Media - Modern
By Aldo Riso
Located in Roma, IT
Tower At Tricase is an original mixed media artwork, hand-signed by the artist Aldo Riso. Beautiful silver frame included. This artwork represents a seascape landscape of the littl...
Category

20th Century Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Nude - Mixed Media Drawing on Paper - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original mixed media drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida in 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed. INV.15A, on the lower r...
Category

1970s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Nude - Original Mixed Media on Paper - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original mixed media drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida in 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed. INV.77A, on the lower r...
Category

1970s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Mappa - Mixed Media on Canvas by Andrea Nurcis - 1987
By Andrea Nurcis
Located in Roma, IT
Mappa is an original artwork realized by Andrea Nurcis in 1987. Mixed media on canvas. Author, date, and title are reported on the back of the artwork. Good conditions The paintin...
Category

1980s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Cosi Sia - Mixed Media on Canvas by Andrea Nurcis - 1987
By Andrea Nurcis
Located in Roma, IT
Cosi sia is an original artwork realized by Andrea Nurcis in 1987. Mized media on canvas. Author, date, and title are reported on the back of the artwork. Good conditions The pain...
Category

1980s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Previously Available Items
Reunion in the garden
By Alfred Reth
Located in Genève, GE
Work on watercolor paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 50.5 x 55.5 x 2.5 cm
Category

1910s Modern Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Watercolor

Reunion in the garden
Reunion in the garden
H 9.45 in W 11.42 in D 0.12 in
Vertical Composition
By Alfred Reth
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Vertical Composition, ca. 1950 Technique: Original Signed Pastel Drawing on Paper size: 17 x 10 cm / 6.7 ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Pastel

1949 Hungarian Cubism Wall Hanging Relief Sculpture with Enamel Painting Cubist
By Alfred Reth
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a plaster or ceramic relief sculpture with extensive hand painting in an enamel paint. hand signed and dated 1949. It is an abstract piece. Framed it is 39.5 X 33.5 without frame it is about 29.5 X 24 inches. Alfréd Réth (1884–1966) was a Hungarian painter and sculptor. Born Alfred Roth...
Category

1940s Cubist Alfred Reth Art

Materials

Enamel

Alfred Reth art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Alfred Reth art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Alfred Reth in paint, oil paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Alfred Reth art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Marc, Francisco Bores, and Jongmin Joy Kim. Alfred Reth art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $587 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work can sell for $18,000.

Recently Viewed

View All