istván réti was a hungarian painter, professor, art historian and leading member, as well as a founder and theoretician, of the nagybánya artists' colony, located in what is present-day baia mare, romania. in addition, he served as president of the hungarian university of fine arts (1927-1931) and (1932-1935).the artists' colony and its school were considered very influential in hungarian and romanian art; in 1966 the hungarian nationa…