Endre Rozsda

About

Endre Rozsda was a Hungarian-French painter born in Mohács, Hungary, known for his abstract-surrealist style influenced by time and dream motifs. He began his career in Budapest in the early 1930s under Hungarian post-impressionism, studying with Vilmos Aba-Novák, but shifted toward surrealism after moving to Paris in 1938. There, he studied at the École du Louvre, befriended artists like Árpád Szenes, Vieira da Silva, Françoise Gilot (whom he mentored), Max Ernst, and Alberto Giacometti, and experienced a profound change in his artistic thinking. Forced to return to Budapest in 1943 due to the German occupation, his surrealistic style matured, exemplified by works like Sacred and Profane Love (1947). Post-war, he co-founded the European School (1945-1948), a progressive Hungarian art movement, but under the communist regime, he worked secretly on illustrations and paintings until the 1956 Hungarian Revolution prompted his permanent return to Paris.

Abstract-surrealism with kaleidoscopic, ornamental textures exploring time and dream