Imre Ámos was a twentieth century Hungarian Jewish painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

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Following his studies at the Technical University, Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

 from 1927 to 1929, he enrolled in the Art School where he was a pupil of Gyula Rudnay. He married Margit Anna

Margit Anna

Margit Anna born Margit Sichermann was a twentieth century Hungarian painter.She attended Vaszary's school from 1932-1936 and she travelled to Paris with her husband, Imre Ámos, also a painter in 1937...

, also a painter.

His painting was initially influenced by József Rippl-Rónai

József Rippl-Rónai

József Rippl-Rónai was a Hungarian painter.He was born in Kaposvár. After his studies at the High School there, he went to study in Budapest, where he obtained a degree in pharmacology. In 1884 he travelled to Munich to study painting at the Academy. Two years later he obtained a grant which...

 and Róbert Berény

Róbert Berény

Róbert Berény was a Hungarian painter, one of the avant-garde group known as The Eight who introduced cubism and expressionism to Hungarian art.-Early life and education:...

. From the mid-1930s onwards, his style emulated that of Chagall whose influence affected his artwork in his paintings such as The Old Church Servant Thinks of Heaven, and the Dream of Bear Leader.

In 1936, he was elected to be a member of the New Society of Artists, which entailed working in Szentendre

Szentendre

Szentendre is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city Budapest. It is known for its museums , galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy rail and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest...

 during the summer months. He visited Paris

Paris

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 in 1937 where he met Chagall. Ámos became a member of the National Salon in 1938.

However in 1940 during World War II

World War II

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 like many others was a victim of genocide

Genocide

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 because he was of Jewish descent and was taken to labour camp in Vojvodina

Vojvodina

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, then to the battle field in the east, and in 1944 he was deported to a concentration camp in Saxony

Saxony

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where he later died cruelly. Throughout the war he painted about his tragic experiences in shocking visions such as A eries of Dark Times, Escaping, and War.

He died only aged 37 or 38.

Some of the works by Imre Ámos and his wife can be seen in the Museum of Margit Anna and Imre Ámos in Szentendre.