Strauss & co - 7 November 2016, Johannesburg

43 47 Nurullah BERK turkish 1906–1982 Man at the Window signed and dated 59 oil on canvas 45 by 37 cm R40 000 – 60 000 exhibited The University Art Gallery, the State University of New York, Binghamton, USA, Contemporary Turkish Painting , 13 December 1970 to 17 January 1971. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul, Berk relocated to Paris in the 1930s where he studied under André Lhote and Fernand Léger, as did Erik Laubscher from 1950 to 1951. Interesting comparisons can be drawn between the influence of Léger on their developing styles that utilised strong, dark outlines and flat areas of bright colour.