‘HOUSES IN THE HILLS’ BY STEFAN LÖKÖS MIXED MEDIA LANDSCAPE ON PAPER

A beautiful 1960s era post cubist semi-abstract mixed-media painting of architectural structures in a hilly environment painted in shades of bluish-gray, ochre, black and white by Hungarian/American artist Stefan Lokos.  Titled 'Houses in The Hills', the work is a mixture of watercolor, tempera, and gouache on paper with a wood backing.  It is signed 'Lokos at the lower right and is presented in a wooden frame with a gold finish. Sight: 24" H x 55" W; Frame:30" H x 60.5" W]. STEFAN LÖKÖS (1913-1994) was born in Budapest, Hungary at the tail end of the Belle Époque just as the first world war was on the verge of ravaging Europe, but by the time he entered adolescence, the war had ended - briefly - and the respite between calamities was to be a period of tremendous exuberance and creativity.   It was against this backdrop of peace and abundance that the young Lökös began to express his creativity in the form of music.  He was to become quite an accomplished violinist, as well as a