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István Farkas, who died in the Second World War, was an interesting figure in Hungarian painting. At first he was influenced by Mednyánszky and Ferenczy, but from 1912 he studied in Paris, where he became acquainted with Cubism and Surrealism. In seeking his own style, he finally reached an art that is inspired by visual sensations. It is expressive and colourful, the sort of representation that aspires to unity of landscape, man and atmosphere.
The golden age of his artistic career was in Paris at the beginning of the thirties, and this is when "On the Hillside was painted. The strange stillness of the landscape and the figures is haunting. Blunt, pale greens, cold blues, greys and blacks are the mainstays of his colour scheme. The barren trees and stiff, stretched figures express helpless acceptance of fate.
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