Marcel Vertès: A Painter of Dreams and Shadows Marcel Vertès (1895 – 1961) was a Hungarian-born French artist who carved out an extraordinary career as a costume designer, illustrator, mural painter, and film director. Yet, it is his paintings—characterized by their ethereal beauty and haunting symbolism—that cemented his place in the annals of twentieth-century art history. Born Marcell Vértes in Budapest, he emigrated to Paris short…