▁approached ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁family ▁looked ▁for ▁temporary ▁refuge ▁from ▁the ▁horror s ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Austria , ▁never ▁to ▁return . ▁The ▁family ▁in ▁their ▁escape ▁under w ent ▁wand ering , ▁star v ation , ▁and ▁refuge e ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁contact ▁with ▁people ▁under ▁these ▁circumstances ▁gave ▁him ▁another ▁dimension ▁of ▁life . ▁He ▁worked ▁hard ▁to ▁help ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Argentina . ▁During ▁a ▁heart ▁a il ment ▁that ▁in cap ac itated ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁Bat uz ▁started ▁to ▁paint ▁in ▁a ▁natural istic ▁style . ▁ ▁Bat uz ▁was ▁completely ▁self - t aught ▁in ▁art ; ▁an ▁entirely ▁aut od id act . ▁He ▁also ▁purs ued ▁studies ▁in ▁est het ics ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁He ▁was ▁perpet ually ▁moved ▁between ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁art istic ▁world ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁social . ▁ ▁Such ▁writers ▁as ▁Or te ga ▁y ▁G asset ▁would ▁greatly ▁influence ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁He ▁shared ▁wide ▁human istic ▁interests ▁with ▁groups ▁of ▁friends . ▁His ▁painting ▁moved ▁from ▁a ▁figur ative ▁style ▁and ▁became ▁more ▁personal . ▁ ▁Villa ▁Ges ell , ▁Argentina ▁( 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 7 2 ) ▁ ▁Bat uz ▁abandoned ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁dedicated ▁himself ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁painting . ▁Bat uz ▁moved ▁to ▁Villa ▁Ges ell , ▁a ▁solit ary ▁place ▁by ▁the