Gabor Peterdi Hungarian American (1915-2001) Spring Dance bronze bas relief plaque signed lower right and inscribed verso. Provenance: From a private collector, Indianapolis. From the Archives of AskArt: Gabor Peterdi was born in 1915 in Pestujhely, Hungary. He studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy Belle in Rome and the Academy Julian in Paris. He was associated with the Stanley William Hayter Atelier 17 from 1933 to 1939 in Paris and again in 1947 in New York City. Peterdi arrived in America in 1939; he eventually settled in Rowayton, Connecticut where he taught at the Yale University School of Art from 1960 to 1970. He also spent time in Hawaii as a teacher at the Honolulu Academy of Art and at the Brooklyn Art School from 1948 until 1952 and Hunter College in New York City from 1952 until 1959. Peterdi was best known for his intaglio prints and engravings although he worked in a variety of media and themes. He died in 2001. 7 3/4"H x 7 5/8"W x 1/4"D