“The art of Francis de Erdely is positive, clear, logically constructed and powerfully stated. It is the visual testimony of a witness of the human condition in his time, explicit, without a shred of mystery. We see what he saw and feel what he valued. His passionate nature gave great force to his pictorial statements. His disciplined and cultivated intellect gave them great clarity.” The words of Arthur Millier clearly cannot be improved upon in writing about this late, great artist. The 31 paintings and drawings comprising a small, but well-chosen retrospective bear witness to the lasting power this painter has. If he appears “traditional” to the 1962 viewer, it is another proof of how quickly our eyes and minds become accustomed to changes in visual concepts. The pictures are loaned from private collectors only.
—Irma E. Desenberg
