Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Hungarian, 1884-1966
Born Alfred Roth February 29, 1884 in Budapest and died in September 1966 in Paris was a Hungarian painter, naturalized French, considered one of the main figures of the Avant-garde and the School of Paris.
Is the eighth child of a modest Hungarian family. At the end of his schooling, he became a bank employee, as his father wished. From his childhood, Alfréd got to know István Farkas and László Mednyánszky. He befriends the first and the second teaches him to paint. This is where his interest in Buddhism and oriental art was born. In 1903, he binds with the colony of painters of Nagybánya and begins to work under the direction of Károly Ferenczy.
In 1905, he left for Paris with József Egry. In France, he worked in the studio of J. E. Blanche in Montmartre. He met the orientalist Jean Buchot through Mednyánszky and developed his interest in Hindu and Khmer art which he discovered at the Musée Guimet. He discovered Cézanne at Ambroise Vollard then at the Salon d'Automne in 1907; he did not join the Fauve group but was part of the cubist movement from 1911. He exhibited 3 paintings at the Salon des Indépendants, hung between those of Matisse and Rouault, and reiterated in 1911: his paintings rubbed shoulders with those of Braque, to whom he would be close later, Léger, Lhote, Metzinger, de Segonzac.
He is one of the many so-called painters of the School of Paris. In 1913, he was invited to participate in an exhibition devoted to Cubism in Berlin by the Galerie der Sturm, where he represented French contemporary art with 80 paintings and drawings. Also in 1913, his works were presented in Budapest during a Cubist exhibition.
In 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War, he was interned as a citizen of a country enemy of France.
The end of the war marked the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, the return of foreign collectors and their large purchases of modern works, an intense, creative and worldly life in a Paris that wanted to compete with Berlin. He is one of the first to embark on the path of abstraction, in the 1920s his paintings are games of lines and planes, curves and strangely figurative.
Member of the Abstraction group - creation: Non-figurative art in 1931 with Arp, Georges Valmier, Herbin, Kupka, etc. whose goal is to disseminate abstract art and organize exhibitions, which will be active until 1936. In 1946, after the Second World War, the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles is formed with which he will exhibit.
At the end of his life, Réth will always be in the abstract movement, but he will also return to figuration and the collages he had started in 1906, with paper and adding collage of colored printed fabrics. The materials that captivated him then were a major axis in his work until 1960. The year of his death in 1966, it was in Chicago that a retrospective was given to him.to
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
1
1
1
5
210
139
91
83
1
Artist: Alfred Reth
1952 Hungarian Cubism Wall Hanging Relief Sculpture Sand Painting Cubist A. Reth
By Alfred Reth
Located in Surfside, FL
Alfred Reth (1884-1966)
Mixed media composition on panel
Gritty, sand like texture
Hand signed and dated 1952 in lower right corner
Frame: H 26.5 in X W 20.5 in. Panel: H 19 in. W 12...
Category
1950s Cubist Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Related Items
Fruit of Poet (Abstract Olive Green Leaf Shaped Minimalist Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
"Fruit of Poet" by Dai Ban, 2021
42" X 22" X 12"
Foam Board, Venetian Plaster, Beeswax, Pigment
Dai Ban designed this dynamic abstracted wall sculpture in his studio in the Berkshi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Foam Board, Pigment
$4,000
H 42 in W 22 in D 12 in
Waiting for the Storm (Gray Abstract, Minimalist Geometric 3-D Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric, minimalist, three dimensional wall sculpture in light grey
Precision board, Venetian Plaster, pigments, and beeswax
Despite it's stone-like appearance, the scul...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Board, Pigment
$3,800
H 23 in W 37 in D 8 in
Composition 174 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Sean ThornhillComposition 174 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2025
$2,861
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Please Leave Us Alone (Abstract Minimalist Light Grey 3-D Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract minimalist three-dimensional wall sculpture in light grey and black
"Please Leave Us Alone" by Dai Ban, 2020
29 x 24 x 10 inches
Precision board, Venetian Plaster, Beeswax, Pigment
Lightweight sculpture (weighs about 5 lbs.) and hangs on the wall with a French cleat
Excellent condition and ready to hang as is
Signed, verso
This contemporary, abstract horizontal wall sculpture...
Category
2010s Abstract Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Foam Board, Pigment
$2,900
H 29 in W 24 in D 10 in
Slender Thing (Abstract, Modernist Brancusi Inspired Minimalist Grey Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract modernist, minimal, Brancusi inspired three dimensional wall sculpture in light grey.
Made of carved high-density foam, epoxy resin, pigment and gypsum cement.
Despite it's ...
Category
2010s Abstract Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Board, Pigment
$8,800
H 80 in W 13 in D 13 in
Composition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Sean ThornhillComposition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture, 2025
$2,384
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
"Fern Spiral Series 3" Iridescent, Dichroic material, Botanical, sculpture
By Roxana Azar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Fern Spiral Series 3" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of an etched fluorescent acrylic. The piece measure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Lucite, Pigment
$333
H 6.25 in W 7 in D 2 in
Cherry wood treated and stained with natural rust, red and blue dyes
Located in Carballo, ES
Cherry wood, treated and stained with natural oxide, red, and blue dyes. These dyes are produced using vinegars from his homeland, Asturias. He uses a secret formula that he has been...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Analytic Cubist Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$4,531
H 42 in W 65 in D 5 in
Bill Clark Found Object Assemblage on Board
Located in Astoria, NY
Bill Clark (American, XX-XXI), Found Object Assemblage on Board, 2000, overall painted grey with plaques, register keys, and other objects, ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Board, Newsprint
$550 Sale Price
43% Off
H 47.75 in W 38.5 in D 1.5 in
"Rhombicuboctagedron" collaborative collage, three-dimensional sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rhombicuboctagedron" is an original artwork by members of Space 1026 and is made of cardboard, paper, acrylic, and varnish. This piece me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Varnish, Acrylic, Cardboard
"Fern Spiral Series 4" Iridescent, Dichroic material, Botanical, sculpture
By Roxana Azar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Fern Spiral Series 4" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of an etched fluorescent acrylic. The piece measure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Lucite, Pigment
$333
H 6.25 in W 7 in D 2 in
Sculpture, abstract birdhouse:
Aviary
By Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Resin, Wood, Board
Previously Available Items
1949 Hungarian Cubism Wall Hanging Relief Sculpture with Enamel Painting Cubist
By Alfred Reth
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a plaster or ceramic relief sculpture with extensive hand painting in an enamel paint.
hand signed and dated 1949. It is an abstract piece.
Framed it is 39.5 X 33.5 without frame it is about 29.5 X 24 inches.
Alfréd Réth (1884–1966) was a Hungarian painter and sculptor. Born Alfred Roth...
Category
1940s Cubist Alfred Reth Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Alfred Reth abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Alfred Reth abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs.