THE WORLDWIDE FAMOUS PAINTERS

The life of Fikret Mualla
He was born in 1903 in Istanbul. After completing his high school life at Saint Joseph French School and later at
Galatasaray High School for a while, he was sent to Germany to study engineering.then he went to Switzerland
and Italy. He started painting, being influenced by the museums and exhibitions he visited in these countries.
He made successful fashion drawings, his patterns were published in important German magazines of the
period.He was treated in the hospital for a while for alcohol. Later he moved from Germany to France, lived in
Paris in art circles such as Montparnasse and Saint Germain. There, he met Hale Asaf.Paris' te continuous
picture was made in Paris with the impact of the financial problems to Turkey returned. Turkey as well as the
ongoing financial Ministry of Education in order to overcome the problem 's application was made and in 1934
in Ayvalık Secondary School has been appointed as an art teacher. Fikret Mualla, who saw that his teaching
profession did not suit him for a short time, resigned and returned to Istanbul.He drew costumes for operettas
such as Lüküs Hayat, Deli Dolu, Saz Caz, in Istanbul. He illustrated the poetry book Varan 3 of Nâzım Hikmet. He
prepared patterns for the magazine Yeni Adam, published by İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu.1939 Turkey to left.