THE 'ECOLE DE PARIS' IN TURKISH ART
Paris, becoming a highly cosmopolitan setting for art, was dominated by abstract art in the period of World War II.
Having transformed into a hub for immigrant artists from all over the world after World War II, Paris nurtured a vibrant art scene with its galleries, critics, and art collectors. Paris, which has become an extremely cosmopolitan environment for art, came under the dominance of abstract art in this period, and the biggest common denominator among the artists who turned to abstract forms of expression was the same suffering they suffered during the war.
Whatever the reason, abstract art reached its golden age in PARIS between 1945 and 1960. Our painters, who lived in the city in the glorious days, lived in the cosmopolitan atmosphere and fell under the spell of abstract art, produced works that were compatible with their contemporaries in the international art environment for the first time in Turkish art history, and participated in exhibitions.
Works by artists such as Fahrelnissa Zeid(1902-1991), Selim Turan(1915-1994), Hakkı Anlı(1906-1991), Nejad Melih Devrim(1923-1995), Mübin Orhon(1924-1981), Albert Bitran(1929-2018) were exhibited side by side with the most famous artist of the period known as the ‘Ecole de Paris' and featured in books.