Janos Mattis-Teutsch, widely known as Mattis Teutsch, was a Hungarian painter, poet, sculptor, graphic artist, and art critic. He was born in 1884 in present-day Romania, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time of his birth. Mattis Teutsch is known as the first artist to present expressionist paintings to the Romanian public.
The artist attended the National Hungarian Royal School for Applied Arts between 1901 and 1903 where he studied sculpture. He then pursued an education in Munich where he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He later moved to Paris, where his work transitioned from art nouveau to Fauvist and Post-Impressionist themes.
Mattis Teutsch exhibited his first sculptures in 1910 in a joint exhibition in Pest. It wasn’t until 1920 that he had his first solo show in Bucharest. His work was described as representing the spiritual world instead of the natural one in a clearly expressionist style.
He made a name for himself during a time in Europe when the art world was going through significant changes from realism towards abstraction. There was a dominant dialogue surrounding how art represents the norms of society, and Mattis Teutsch embodied these ideas in his work.
Mattis Teutsch moved back to his place of birth as fascism and Nazism began to take hold throughout Europe. His rejection of these ideologies led to him being expelled from his local art group. He did not produce anti-fascist works but chose instead to withdraw entirely and cease making art.
This hiatus lasted until the early 1940s when he began making art once again. His new work followed Socialist-Realism themes and was never fully appreciated due to his political and spiritual leanings. Much of his work from this period was destroyed because of this.
Mattis Teutsch’s last exhibition was in 1957 in Bucharest, and he died in 1960.
1. Spring
‘Spring‘ was created in 1909 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
2. Sunflowers
‘Sunflowers‘ was created in 1910 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
3. Landscape with Trees
‘Landscape with Trees‘ was created in 1915 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
4. Houses with Trees
‘Houses with Trees‘ was created in 1910 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
5. Landscape
‘Landscape‘ was created in 1918 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
6. Yellow Landscape
‘Green and Yellow Landscape‘ was created in 1910 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
7. Plough-Land
‘Plough–land‘ was created in 1916 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
8. Landscape with Road
landscape with road was made in the year 1916 by Janos Mattis Teutsch in Fauvism style.
9. Haycocks
‘Haycocks‘ was created in 1916 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.
10. Violet Landscape
‘Violet Landscape‘ was created in 1917 by Janos Mattis–Teutsch in Fauvism style.