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1922
Birth of Simon Hantaï on December 7, Bia, Hungary
1942-1948
Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest.
1948
Leaves Hungary and travels through Italy before settling in France
1950–1951
First "Surrealizing" works, trying out different techniques: collage, frottage, scraping with razor blades, dripping and even folding. Becomes interested in gestural painting.
1953
First exhibition, "Peintures" at the Surrealist gallery L'Etoile Scellée, Paris, (showing 500 of 15485 characters). |
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