Basil Ivan Rákóczi (British/Hungarian, 1908-1979) Still life with a classical bustBasil Ivan Rákóczi (British/Hungarian, 1908-1979)Still life with a classical bust signed 'Rákóczi' (lower left)watercolour and gouache 54.3 x 44.4cm (21 3/8 x 17 1/2in).Basil Ivan Rákóczi along with Kenneth Hall was one of the leading members of The White Stag group. The group was founded in London by Rákóczi and Hall in 1935 and gained several new members in 1939 when they moved to Ireland. The aim of The White Stag group was to encourage the exploration of psychology in painting and modernist ideas.