JÁNOS APÁTFALVI CZENE

Hungarian Village Landscape

Signed Oil Painting on Canvas

A quietly atmospheric rural landscape attributed to Hungarian painter

János Apátfalvi Czene (1904–1984).

The composition depicts a winding village road bordered by wooden fences,

white houses, dense trees and a small figure dressed in red. The restrained

palette of olive green, ochre, muted blue and violet gives the scene a

poetic, late-season atmosphere.

Unlike the artist’s more formal interiors and still lifes, this landscape

is painted with broad, expressive brushwork and simplified masses of color.

The red-clothed figure provides a subtle focal point within the otherwise

quiet rural setting.

ARTIST:

János Apátfalvi Czene (Hungarian, 1904–1984)

TITLE:

Hungarian Village Landscape

(title is descriptive; original title is unknown)

MEDIUM:

Oil on canvas

DIMENSIONS:

Canvas: approximately 50 × 70 cm

Approximately 19.7 × 27.6 inches

FRAMING:

Unframed.

The canvas is mounted on an older wooden stretcher.

SIGNATURE:

Signed in red at the lower left.

The signature appears to read “Apatfalvi Czene Janos.”

REVERSE:

The reverse retains a fragmentary old Hungarian art-trade or artist-supply

label bearing Hungarian text and a Budapest address reference.

Please examine all photographs carefully.

CONDITION:

Overall in generally good vintage condition for its age.

The painted surface shows normal age-related wear, minor marks, surface

soiling and variations in varnish or gloss. No obvious major tear is visible

in the supplied photographs. The stretcher has age-related wear, stains,

old adhesive residue and losses to the paper label.

No decorative frame or certificate of authenticity is included.

The artwork is sold in its present condition.