Béla Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter, Cubism, Futurism, Neo-Primitivism, Constructivism and Metaphysical painting. Born in Budapest on June 14, 1877, Kádár became a distinctive modernist painter whose career spanned several decades. Kádár began his studies in 1896 and for this, he traveled to Paris and Munich. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest and won the Kohner prize in 1910. Kádár's early works, which he began exhibiting in 1918, showed the influence of the Secessionists and Post-impressionists. In 1923, he exhibited with his friend Hugó Scheiber in Berlin at Walden’s Sturm Gallery and 57 of his works were shown. Der Sturm was one of the most important avant-garde galleries in Europe and Kádár continued to exhibit there for several years. Kádár traveled to the United States and stayed for a year. He exhibited with the Société Anonyme at the Brooklyn Museum. In 1929, he returned to Budapest to exhibit his works in his home country. Kádár was personal friends with Chagall, Picasso, Kandinsky and Kokoschka. Like his contemporaries, his style evolved through the decades of the 20th century. His subjects range from Hungarian legends, metaphysical, portraits and fanciful decorative themes. Kádár's place in the history of Modern Art has been assured by the publication of two books on his life and works. Kádár died on January 22, 1956, in Budapest.
Art Deco Horses and Nude Figures
By Bela Kadar
Located in Miami, FL
This work is an exceptional example of Kádár's mature Cubist style. It's effortlessly designed around a complex composition of nude men and women tending to horses in a surreal landscape with Greek columns, friezes, and marshmallow clouds set against a rich, saturated blue sky. Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter...
Gouache
Portrait of a Girl in Floral Print Dress, Cubist Gouache on Paper
By Bela Kadar
Located in Astoria, NY
Bela Kadar (Hungarian, 1877-1956), Portrait of a Girl in a Floral Print Dress, Gouache on Paper, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 11" H x 8.5" W; frame: 20" H x 16" W x 1"...
Paper, Gouache
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Art Deco Horses and Nude Figures, Gouache on Paper, Framed, 1930s
By Bela Kadar
Located in Miami, FL
This work is an exceptional example of Kádár's mature Cubist style. It's effortlessly designed around a complex composition of nude men and women tending to horses in a surreal landscape with Greek columns, friezes and marshmello clouds set against a rich blue saturated sky. Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter...
Gouache, Paper
$27,500
Fantasy
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Fantasy, circa 1940 Technique: Original Hand Signed Gouache on paper size: 46.2 x 29.4 cm / 18.2 x 11.6 in Additional Information: This work is a guache painting by the famous Hungarian artist Bela Kadar. It is hand signed in pencil "Kadar Bela" in the lower right corner of the paper. Exhibitions: New York, Shepherd & Derom Galleries, Hungarian Modernism, 29 April-2 July 2010, no.12. Tel Aviv, Galerie le Minotaure...
Gouache
Rider and Two Horses in front of a House
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Rider and Two Horses in front of a House Technique: Original Hand Signed Tempera Painting on paper Image size: 58 x 83 cm / 22.8 x 32.6 in Additional Information: The work is hand signed "Kadar Bela...
Tempera
Hungarian Artist Modern Mixed Media Horse and Buggy Bela Kadar
By Bela Kadar
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes matt. Size of actual Peice is 2.8" X 3.5" Béla Kádár (1877–1956) was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter, Cubism, Futurism, Neo-Primitivism, Constructi...
Ink, Gouache
Woman Reading - Ink Drawing Hungarian
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
This early ink drawing by Bela Kadar is Stamp Signed with the Estate Stamp of the artist on the reverse of the paper. The work is also Hand Signed by Bodo Tamas, the executer of the...
Paper, Ink
Suburban Landscape
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
This is an original ink drawing by the Hungarian artist Bela Kadar. The work is stamped with the "Bela Kadar - Deak Family" stamp at the lower right corner. Provenance: The Istvan a...
Paper, Ink
Two Figures by Béla Kádár - Hungarian artist, works on paper, Hungarian folklore
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
Two Figures by Béla Kádár (1877–1956) Ink wash on paper 52 x 35 cm (20 ½ x 13 ¾ inches) Signed lower right, KÁDÁR BÉLA Provenance: Susie Kádár, daughter of the artist Artist biogra...
Ink, Paper
Village Horse and Rider
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Village Horse and Rider, circa 1920s Technique: Hand Signed Gouache on Thin Wove Paper Paper size: 50 x 70 cm. / 19.7 x...
Gouache
Four Scenes Winter Landscape - Watercolour Hungarian Cubism
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
This watercolour is hand signed by the arist at the lower right corner 'Bela Kadar'. It is also signed on the second composition, verso. Provenance: The estate of the artist. The co...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Nocturnal Encounter, ca. 1920's
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Nocturnal Encounter, ca. 1920's Technique: Original Charcoal Drawing on paper Not signed size: 25 x 35 cm / 9.8 x 13.8 i...
Charcoal
Portrait of a Young Lady, ca. 1938
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Portrait of a Young Lady, ca. 1938 Technique: Original Signed Double-Sided Waterc...
Watercolor
The Family, circa 1930's
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: The Family, circa 1930's Technique: Original Signed Tempera on paper Image size: 90 x 71.5 cm / 35.4 x 28.2 in Additional Information: The work is hand signed "Kadar Bela...
Tempera
Clinton Hill, (Nude #1), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...
Gouache
$5,507
H 23.63 in W 19.3 in
San Marco, Venice — Cubist Italian Cityscape Painting in Blue and Ochre, Acrylic
By Grégoire Mathias
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
San Marco, Venise Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 49 cm Signed lower right and on the reverse In San Marco, Venise, Grégoire Mathias translates the timeless elegance of Venice’s architecture into his distinctive language of Diachronic Cubism — a style that captures not only multiple spatial perspectives but also the passage of time within a single composition. The familiar arches and reflections of the Venetian lagoon dissolve into an intricate interplay of geometric planes and shifting tones of turquoise, ivory, and sand. The result is a composition that feels both architectural and fluid — an echo of light dancing on water, where memory and presence coexist. Mathias’s mastery lies in how he balances structure and emotion, transforming an iconic cityscape into a meditation on rhythm, space, and movement. Perfect For: Collectors of modern Cubism • Venice and Italy enthusiasts • Contemporary interiors with neutral or coastal tones • Living rooms or entryways seeking architectural depth and movement Collector’s Insight: This painting belongs to Mathias’s Venetian Series, where he explores the interplay between history and modernity through cubist fragmentation. Its soothing palette and elegant balance make it a perfect statement for collectors drawn to contemporary reinterpretations of classic European subjects. Keywords: Venetian painting, Piazza San Marco, cubist architecture, modern cubism, French contemporary art, Greg Mathias, Diachronic Cubism, contemporary Cubism, modern architecture art...
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 12 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
The Sketch Class, Figurative Study Line Drawing
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive line drawing figure study featuring a group of figures in a classroom by David Rosen (Canadian, 1912-2004). Unsigned, but was acquire...
Paper, Pen, Watercolor
$410
H 7.33 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in
Sketch for Frescoed Frieze - Pencil and Gouache by Paul Bony - 1932
By Paul Henry Bony
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for Frescoed Frieze is an interesting preparatory study realized by the artist Paul Bony, a famous French painter active in the last century. The artwork is in good state of p...
Gouache, Pencil
$8,250
H 30.25 in W 34.75 in D 1.5 in
Ward Lockwood Abstract Gouache on Paper, New Mexico, c. 1960
By Ward Lockwood
Located in Denver, CO
A striking abstract gouache and ink on paper by acclaimed American modernist Ward Lockwood (1894–1963), created circa 1960 during the artist’s later period. Richly layered in yellow,...
Mixed Media, Ink, Gouache
$275
H 20 in W 16 in
A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting
By Amanda Immurs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
$2,850
H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
"Bluebird Teapot" Contemporary Surrealist painting bird and reflection in teapot
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary surrealist painting depicts a blue bird perched atop a silver and blue round teapot. The reflection of a room in a round steel teapot offers a highly curved, disto...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$3,360
H 52 in W 13 in D 13 in
Sculpture of Rabbit crawling up wood ladder: 'Talking about Hard Things'
By Elizabeth Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Jordan is an artist working primarily in sculpture and whose work uses multiple materials to produce unique, organic forms. In addition to a solo and group shows at Ivy Bro...
Wire
$2,200
H 12.5 in W 9.25 in
'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Bonorat' and painted circa 1980 An elegant, modernist figural painting and early work by this Sydney-based Mexican artist who studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1982-84) and, subsequently, at the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1986). STUDIES 1982-1984 Painting and Drawing Ateliers – National School of Fine Arts, Mexico City 1985-1986 Artistic Experimentation – Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico City 1986 Metal Engraving – Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo Brazil SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1986 Art Gallery of Santos Municipal Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1988 Art Gallery of Porto Alegre Municipal centre, R.S. Brazil 1991 Gallery Casa de la Cultura, Morelia Mexico 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane 1997 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Golden Trinity’, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney 2019 ‘Continuous Thread, GAFFA Gallery, Sydney GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1985 Mail Art Network Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto Japan 1987 Banespa Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo Brazil 1988 IV National Contest of Fine Arts, Cubatao Brazil 1992 NCA Gallery, Sydney 1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1994/5/6 Selected for the “Fisher’s Ghost” Art...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,475
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique American Cubist Landscape with Trees and Hills, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This 1971 oil on board landscape by Y. Melo presents an abstracted natural scene executed in a refined Cubist style. The composition flattens and segments a hillside view into interl...
Oil, Board
$14,730
H 26 in W 30 in D 3 in
'Place De La Concorde, Paris' Antique oil painting on canvas
By Louis Icart
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louis Icart (1880-1950) Canvas Size: 18 x 22" (46 x 55cm) Outside Frame Size: 26 x 30" (65 x 76cm) Signed and titled on the reverse. When Louis Icart returned to Paris after his s...
Oil
$3,475
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.5 in
Man With Jacket & Wilted Flower in Oil Paint on Archival Paper by Zero Mostel
Located in New York, NY
This refined oil painting was realized by Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel- the three time Tony Award winning American actor, comedian, and singer- who was equally talented as a painter in ...
Archival Ink, Oil
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H 12 in W 18.5 in
Bela Kadar Ink Drawing – Townscape with Figures, Horse, Chickens, Trees
By Bela Kadar
Located in Berlin, MD
Béla Kádár (Hungarian, 1877-1956) Townscape with horse and chickens signed 'KÁDÁR BÉLA' (lower right) ink and wash on paper 12 x 18 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm....
Ink, Carbon Pencil
Hungarian Artist Modern Mixed Media Horse and Buggy Bela Kadar
By Bela Kadar
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes matt. Size of actual Peice is 2.8" X 3.5" Béla Kádár (1877–1956) was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter, Cubism, Futurism, Neo-Primitivism, Constructi...
Ink, Gouache
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H 9 in W 11.5 in
Bela Kadar, Ink. Study of Nude (verso); Town entrance with People, Dog (recto)
By Bela Kadar
Located in Berlin, MD
Béla Kádár (1877-1956) Townscape with people (recto); and Study of a woman (verso) signed 'KÁDÁR BÉLA' (recto and verso) ink, wash and pencil on paper 9 x 11½ in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm.) ...
Ink, Carbon Pencil
Constructivist Cityscape with Mother, Child and a Dog
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: Constructivist Cityscape with Mother, Child and a Dog, late 1920's Technique: Original Black Charcoal Drawing...
Charcoal
Town View
By Bela Kadar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bela Kadar (1877-1956) original charcoal on paper, circa 1930 Listed Hungarian abstract artist. Titled "Town View" Signed lower right. Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 13 1/2". Frame dimensio...
Paper, Charcoal