ISTVÁN PETŐ
ISTVÁN PETŐ
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T2292010 - 140x145 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T2732015 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3002017 - 100x81 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3202019 - 89x116 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3252021 - 81x62 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3342022 - 130x195 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3422022 - 60x60 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3472023 - 81x100 cm
pigment on canvas
In Private Collection
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2132015 - 20x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2322017 - 30x20 cm
charcoal on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2342017 - 30x20 cm
pigment, kötőanyag, papír
A Várfok Galériában
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2352017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2362017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2372017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2402017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2532018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2542018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2552018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2582018 - 20x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P3982022 - 35x30 cm
lithography, pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1042011 - 30x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1052011 - 17x20 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1202015 - 15x30 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1222015 - 15x30 cm
etching, monotype collage
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1252015 - 15x13x15x8 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1302015 - 20x25 cm
rézkarc
A Várfok Galériában
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1312015 - 18x6x18x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1322016 - 20x9x20x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
L49a2018 - 35x25 cm
lithography
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
L932020 - 35x25 cm
lithography
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
Paintings
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T1582002 - 115x110 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T2292010 - 140x145 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T2732015 - 80x80 cm
oil on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3002017 - 100x81 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3202019 - 89x116 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3252021 - 81x62 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3342022 - 130x195 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3422022 - 60x60 cm
pigment on canvas
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
T3472023 - 81x100 cm
pigment on canvas
In Private Collection
Paperworks
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2132015 - 20x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2322017 - 30x20 cm
charcoal on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2342017 - 30x20 cm
pigment, kötőanyag, papír
A Várfok Galériában
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2352017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2362017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2372017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2402017 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2532018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2542018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2552018 - 30x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P2582018 - 20x20 cm
pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
P3982022 - 35x30 cm
lithography, pigment on paper
In the Várfok Gallery
Etchings and lithographs
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1042011 - 30x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1052011 - 17x20 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1202015 - 15x30 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1222015 - 15x30 cm
etching, monotype collage
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1252015 - 15x13x15x8 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1302015 - 20x25 cm
rézkarc
A Várfok Galériában
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1312015 - 18x6x18x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
G1322016 - 20x9x20x15 cm
etching
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
L49a2018 - 35x25 cm
lithography
In the Várfok Gallery
ISTVÁN PETŐ
L932020 - 35x25 cm
lithography
In the Várfok Gallery
About the Works
István Pető’s art incorporates both the sensual freedom of painting and a profound, meditative formal construction. The contrast of the lyrical and the raw, the blank surfaces that reveal the structure of the canvas, the infinitely subtle colour transitions applied in several layers, the expressive, wild gestures and the organic, vibrant forms are projections of a particularly rich inner world, which serve to resonate with different regions of the observer’s soul. In his work, graphics and painting constantly connect. In the late 1980s, he painted figurative images based on the human body which, by the 1990s, had developed and evolved into a lyrically abstract style of painting.
István Pető was born in Mezőkövesd and moved to Paris in 1984 where he continues to live and work in his studio in Saint-Denis. He began his studies of fine arts at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts, then continued at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1987 he became a member of the Maison des Artistes. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in France, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Argentina, Taiwan and the USA, among other countries, and can be found in important private and public collections.
CV
István PETŐ
1955, Mezőkövesd (H)
Solo exhibitions
2021
BBV Galerie, Paris (F)
2020
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
2019
Arbre Vagabond, Chambon-sur-Lignon (F)
Espace Icare, Issy-les-Moulineaux (F)
2018
AMAC Chamalières, Galerie Municipale, Chamalières (F)
2017
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
2016
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
2015
Galerie Dufay-Bonnet, Paris (F)
2014
Galerie Atelier Des Marches, Paris (F)
2013
Soixante Adada, Saint-Denis (F)
2012
Gery Art, Namur (B)
2011
Bibliothèque Marguerite Audoux, Paris (F)
BBV Galerie, Paris (F)
2010
BBV Galerie, Paris (F)
2009
BBV Galerie, Paris (F)
2008
AL Galéria, Budapest (H)
2005
Espace Boullée, Issy-les-Moulineaux (F)
Galerie Marche à Suivre, Paris (F)
Dorottya Gallery, Budapest (H)
2004
Espace Etoile Saint-Honoré, Paris (F)
2002
Galerie Katryn Boudet, Paris (F)
2001
Galerie Villa des Tourelles, Nanterre (F)
1998
Galerie Promotion des Contemporains, Brussels (B)
1997
Galerie Promotion des Contemporains, Brussels (B)
1996
Espace Association Freudienne, Paris (F)
1995
Galerie Atlantide, Paris (F)
Institut Français, Budapest (H)
1993
Galerie Octogon, Budapest (H)
1991
Galerie Saint-Paul, Paris (F)
1990
Fiatal Művészek Klubja, Budapest (H)
Selected group exhibitions
2021
Galerie Malebranche en Campagne, Cersay (F)
2020
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
2019
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
2018
Taipei International Contemporary Art Fair ART TAIPEI, Taipei (TW)
2017
Galerie Malebranche, Paris (F)
Musée Marcel Sahut, Volvic (F)
2016
Galerie Art Aujourd’hui, Paris (F)
2012
Art Bruxelles, Brussels (B)
2010
Espace Artogue, Clermont-Ferrand (F)
2007
Galerie Abt, Stuttgart (D)
Abigail Galéria, Budapest (H)
2006
Pont-des-Arts, Caudry (F)
2005
Galerie Akié Arichi, Paris (F)
2004
Espace 1789, Etendards d’artistes, Saint-Ouen (F)
2003
Art Espace, Fresnes (F)
Galerie Garde à vue, Clermont-Ferrand (F)
2002
Fax’Art, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Paul Eluard de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis (F)
14eme Salon d’Art Contemporain, Courbevoie (F)
Mac 2000, Paris (F)
Kunsthaus am Friesenpark, Delmenhorst (D)
2001
Galerie Katryn Boudet, Paris (F)
Mac 2000, Paris (F)
Expo Graveurs du monde, Laval (F)
2000
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Paul Eluard de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis (F)
1999
Museo de Bellas Artes Rene Brusau, Resistencia (RA)
1998
Art Espace, Fresnes (F)
Centre Culturel Borges, Buenos Aires (RA)
Hôtel de Ville de Bobigny, Bobigny (F)
Maison Des Artistes, Charenton, Charenton (F)
1997
Salle de la Légion d’honneur, Saint-Denis (F)
1996
Espace ap’ARTé, Paris (F)
Institut Francais, Paris (F)
Fax’Art, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Paul Eluard de Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis (F)
1994
Espace Montjoie, Saint-Denis (F)
1992
Expo Monotypes, Périgueux (F)
Galerie Régine Deschenes, Paris (F)
Galerie Aleskiewitc, Paris (F)
1991
Metiss’Art à Aubervilliers et aux Ulis, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie, Paris (F)
1990
Groupe 109, Grand Palais, Paris (F)
1989
Groupe 109, Grand Palais, Paris (F)
Works in Public Collections
Musée de Changliu, Taïwan (TW)
Ville de Chamalières (F)
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris (F)
Musée Ernst, Budapest (H)
Ville de Bobigny (F)
Ville de Nanterre (F)
Ville de Saint-Denis (F)
