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Bela de Tirefort Art

American, 1894-1993
Bela de Tirefort was born in Eastern Europe, painted in New York City, and retired to St. Petersburg, Florida. Known for his striking New York scenes, de Tirefort left an enduring record of the metropolis between the 1930s and ’50s. Using muted tones, strong silhouettes, and incisive textures, his paintings capture the structure of the city in the decades between the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the growth of the New York art scene. He often depicted the areas surrounding the Flatiron Building, Broadway, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the New York Harbor and sold many of his paintings directly from Washington Square.
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Artist: Bela de Tirefort
"View from the Docks on the East River, New York" Bela de Tirefort, Cityscape
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
Bela de Tirefort View from the Docks on the East River, New York, 1958 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Bela de Tirefort was born in Eastern Europe, painted...
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BELA DE TIREFORT "WASHINTON SQUARE" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1938 12 X 15 INCHES Bela De Tirefort 1894-1993 Bela De Tirefort was born in Austria. He painted in New York City, and retired to St. Petersburg, Florida. Known for his striking New York scenes, De Tirefort left an enduring record of the metropolis between the 1930s and '50s. Using muted tones, strong silhouettes, and incisive textures, his paintings capture the structure of the city in the decades between the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the growth of the New York art scene. He often depicted the areas surrounding the Flatiron Building, Broadway, and the New York Harbor, and sold many of his paintings directly from Washington Square...
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