Lot 17, Sándor Ziffer - Pioneers Playing Chess (Pionierii jucând șah)* - Romanian Modern Art Evening Sale - Auctions

Pioneers Playing Chess (Pionierii jucând șah)*

Description

Executed in: 1954 

Medium: Oil on canvas 

Size: 79 x 99.5 cm (98 x 117 cm with frame)

Signed and dated upper right, in beige, "Ziffer Sándor. 1954"

Location

Bucharest

Estimate €12,000 - €18,000

Description

Ziffer Sándor was an exceptional child, becoming a student at the School of Fine Arts in Budapest when he was only 15 years old. He decided to abandon it in order to study in Munich but returned afterward to Budapest, where he studied with Simon Hollósy. Later in life he went to Paris with his friend Béla Czóbel. Ziffer travelled a lot and had a career full of obstacles due to the two World Wars. 

In 1906 he went to Baia Mare for the first time but didn’t settle there. He travelled to Paris and Munich and returned to Baia Mare only occasionally, especially in the warm seasons. He worked and exhibited in Baia Mare as an independent artist, but after 1910 his life became quite hectic. The First World War found him in Germany where he was forced to stay until its end. When he returned to Baia Mare, he was not welcomed by the artistic community. Despite this, he continued to paint and exhibit in Romania. In the early 1930s, he opened the doors of his studio in Baia Mare only for young people expelled or excluded from fine arts schools due to political reasons. His bravery and combative personality set an example for his generation and subsequent ones.

Ziffer’s art embodies the post-impressionist, fauvist and expressionist style, emphasising vivid and bright colours despite the struggles he encountered throughout his life. The work Pioneers Playing Chess is a masterpiece made eight years before he passed away. The work represents a moment of silence between three pioneers playing chess. Using his typical chromatic palette, Ziffer is preserving the bright and calm atmosphere that helped him to overcome the difficulties in his life.

 

Ziffer Sándor a fost un copil excepțional, devenind, la numai 15 ani, student la Școala de Arte Frumoase din Budapesta, școală pe care, în scurt timp, a abandonat-o pentru a pleca să studieze la München. Ulterior, s-a întors la Budapesta unde a studiat cu Simon Hollósy, mai târziu plecând la Paris la prietenul său, Béla Czóbel. Ziffer a călătorit mult și a avut o viață plină de obstacole în carieră, din cauza războaielor. În anul 1906 a venit pentru prima dată la Baia Mare, însă nu s-a stabilit acolo, a călătorit la Paris și la München, iar la Baia Mare s-a întors doar sporadic, cu precădere în anotimpurile calde. A lucrat și a expus la Baia Mare ca artist independent, dar după 1910 viața lui a devenit destul de agitată. Primul Război Mondial îl găsește în Germania unde este obligat să rămână până la încheierea lui. Întors la Baia Mare nu a fost primit de comunitatea artistică, însă a continuat să picteze și să expună în România. La începutul anilor ‘30 a deschis porțile atelierului său din Baia Mare doar tinerilor exmatriculați sau excluși din școlile de pictură pe motive politice. Determinarea și personalitatea lui luptătoare sunt un exemplu pentru generațiile contemporane lui și pentru cele ce au urmat. 

Arta lui Ziffer păstrează stilul post-impresionist, fauvist și expresionist punând accent pe culori vii și luminoase în ciuda dificultăților pe care le-a întâlnit de-a lungul vieții. Lucrarea “Pionierii jucând șah” este o capodoperă realizată cu opt ani înainte de a trece în neființă. Această operă reprezintă un moment de liniște în care a surprins trei elevi (pionieri) jucând șah. Opera este realizată cu paleta cromatică tipică lui Ziffer, păstrând atmosfera de calm și lumină care l-au ajutat, toată viață, să își depășească limitele.

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