Marking a hundred years since his birth, exhibitions across 2025 are shining a light on the life and work of Karl Stengel, a Hungarian artist whose works – ranging from abstract expressionist canvases to surreal drawings – have only recently gained the recognition they deserve.
The artist’s remarkable legacy and story is now being commemorated by the Stengel Collection in Florence, whose centenary exhibition (running until 11 April) presents more than 45 paintings, works on paper and mixed-media compositions – all against the backdrop of the Renaissance-era Palazzo Rosselli del Turco.
