The Temptation of Eve

Details

Josef Bato (Hungarian, 1888-1966)
The Temptation of Eve
signed and dated 'Bato/1926' (lower right)
oil on canvas
178 x 113.5 cm.

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Lot Essay

Josef Bato was born in Budapest in 1888. He settled in 1909 in Paris where he was taught by Henri Matisse and Georges Desvallieres. A soldier during World War I, he settled in Berlin in 1918. Over the years Bato developed a neo-classical, realist style in which his liking for the early Italian Renaissance is evident. In 1934 Bato left Europe to escape the Germans. He settled in London after 1945.

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