Eşref Üren

Eşref Üren (1897- 1984)

He was born in 1897 in İstanbul. After graduating from the Agriculture School in Bursa, he continued his education at the Fine Arts Academy. There he studied at İbrahim Çallı and Hikmet Onat’s studios. For a period he attended Andre Lhote and Othon Griesz’s studios in Paris. After returning to Türkiye he worked as a painting teacher in various cities. He joined “The D Group.” His paintings appeared in that group’s and Galatasaray exhibitions. He won many awards at State Painting and Sculpture Exhibitions. He also participated in exhibitions in Venice Bienale, Paris (Unesco), San Francisco and Athens.

Eşref Üren died in 1984. His best known works are “Winter in Ankara,” “Youth Park,” “Beynam Forests,” “Women of the Black Sea” and “Paris”.