Peter László Péri

(1899–1967)

Peter László Péri (1899 – 1967) was an internationally renowned Hungarian artist and sculptor. He was involved in the Hungarian avant-garde from an early age, and participated in the constructivist movement in Berlin in the 1920s. An émigré to England in 1933 from Nazi-occupied Germany, Péri created a complex body of figurative works after the war.
Collections: Centre Pompidou, Paris; MoMA, NYC; Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; British Museum, London; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest; IVAM, Valencia; Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Cabinet des Estampes, Geneva; Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Cologne etc.
Two of Péri's sculptural reliefs are on permanent display at Tate Britain.

Cal Smith Gallery presents an exceptional collection of original sculptures and rare lithographs by Hungarian artist Peter László Péri for sale.

Original Pieces

Ann, Mary, William and Mathew – 1945
Also referred to as: ‘Ann and the Rest of my Family’
Pigmented concrete
46 x 68 x 35cm

First exhibited in “Sculptures and Etchings”, Péri’s solo show held in 1947 at the Archer Gallery, London.

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Help Your Neighbour – 1960
Polyester and metal
87 x 77cm

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This piece’s structure forms a spiral and, like Péri’s “Coventry Sculpture” at the Herbert Museum (above), it echoes aspects of Tatlin’s tower.

The Family – c.1945
Pigmented and painted concrete
71 x 71 x 2cm

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Building Workers – 1936
Pigmented concrete

First exhibited in “The New Realism in Sculpture”, Péri’s solo show held in 1937 at the Gordon Fraser Gallery, Cambridge.

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Plender Street – 1950
Painted and pigmented concrete,
artist-made frame
96 x 64 x 5cm

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The Rescue Men –c.1940
Concrete
86 x 86 x 24 cm

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On the Bench – c.1952

Pigmented concrete, 96 x 64 x 5cm
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First exhibited at Péri’s 1952 solo show “From Abstract Art to New Realism” at the Artist’s House Gallery, Soho.

Pub – 1938

Pigmented concrete
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First exhibited at Péri’s 1938 solo show “London life in concrete”, at 36 Soho Square in 1938.

Sunbathing group/Horizontal – 1951

An alternate version maquette for Péri’s contribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain, the final version of which is now installed at Waterloo station.

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