Pre-War Figurative Art
(1922 - 1950)
Signature
Signed bottom left: H. Pariss Elza 1929
She learned painting first from her brother, Nándor Honti, a well-known painter who later lived in New York, and then from József Antal. Her first exhibition was at the Szinnyei-Merse Society in 1928. In 1929, she exhibited at the Spring Exhibition of the National Salon, in 1930 at the UME (Union of New Artists) and at the exhibition of the Munkácsi Guild. Several of her series of drawings were published, such as her poetic fairy tale and illustrations entitled The Adventures of Fable, Lily and William, published in the Children's Supplement of the Newspaper in 1928-1929.
Her name is variously spelled (Páris/s Erzsébet / Párizsi Erzsi) in the contemporary press. She exhibited mainly oil and pastel paintings. She painted mainly landscapes and nudes. Her characteristic wadding style is well suited to the pastel technique. This allows her to subtly capture the vibrating air and mist over the landscape. These houses, with their distinctive pirouettes, are recognisable in several of her paintings.