Czóbel Béla Szentendrei Táj 

Béla Czóbel, a Hungarian artist who lived through both World Wars and several changes in political regime, made this landscape of Szentendre with watercolor and pencil. Czóbel was a member of the group of artists called "The Eight," who brought post-impressionist and expressionist painting to Hungary. Szentendre, a town north of Budapest on the Danube River, became a haven for artists in the early 20th century. Czóbel captures a fleeting moment, a landscape of rolling green hills and trees, overshadowed by the grayest of skies. The scene feels both grounded and ethereal, as if conjured from memory. The landscape is more than just a pretty picture. It reflects the longing for a simpler life, connected to nature, at a time when war and industrialization threatened to erase it. This artwork serves as a reminder of the importance of place, identity, and belonging, in a world that is constantly changing.