January's Timeless Finds - Fine Art & Antiques
By Dallas Auction Gallery
Jan 14, 2025
2223 Monitor Street Dallas, TX 75207, United States
Join us for our first sale of 2025, January's Timeless Finds - Fine Art & Antiques on January 14th at 6 pm CST. This exclusive sale will feature paintings from the great masters of the past, fine jewelry, elegant gilded furniture, and Mid-Century Modern and Contemporary finds, including rare Ronnie Woods artworks. 

LOT 190:

Bela De Kristo, Hungarian, Bar Scene, Oil on canvas

Sold for: $1,400
Start price:
$ 500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
sales tax: 8.25% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Jan 14, 2025 at Dallas Auction Gallery

Bela De Kristo, Hungarian, Bar Scene, Oil on canvas
Bela De Krist - Hungary, 1920 - Normandy, 2006
Bar Scene, people drinking at a table
Oil on canvas. measuring H 13 W 16.5 inches
Signed De Kristo lower right
On a black wooden frame, measuring H 15 W 18 inches
Provenance: private collector. 
Condition: some discoloration to the cava's edges and scratches to the frame. 

Early in his career, Bela was influenced by Russian Constructivists such as Malevich. Bela de Kristo was inspired by every day life events. He used abstraction the same way that the Surrealists did but with his approach to cubism he excelled. His work displays a rigorous sensitivity to Cubism loaded with humor and poetry.