Pál Fried was born in Budapest, Hungary
in 1893. He first studied under Hugo Pohl at the Hungarian Academy,
later moving to Paris to train under Lucien Simone at the Acad'e Julien
and with Claude Monet. Hugo Pohl is credited with Pal Fried's
concentration of many portraits, and Oriental scenes in pastel.
Pal Fried primary three areas of painting was in ballerinas, womans and
Parisian street scenes. The painting range did tend to also include
horse racing, landscapes, and seascapes.
