1. 2 Apr


    Bust of a Young Woman (Summer), 1846-1850. Károly Brocky (Hungary, 1807-1855). Brocky studied at the École du Louvre. His first contribution to the Royal Academy was in 1839, and from that time, he exhibited portraits and miniatures on ivory somewhat frequently; amongst others Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter in 1852.

    Bust of a Young Woman (Summer), 1846-1850. Károly Brocky (Hungary, 1807-1855).

    Brocky studied at the École du Louvre. His first contribution to the Royal Academy was in 1839, and from that time, he exhibited portraits and miniatures on ivory somewhat frequently; amongst others Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter in 1852.

     

  2. 6 Feb


    Woman Playing the Lute (1811). János Donát (Hungary, Neoclassicism, 1744-1830). Oil on canvas. Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. Woman Playing the Lute well represents his reliable, a little too tediously executed, Neo-Classicist portrayals, in which the personality of the model is barely captured; instead, the painter seems to have been taking more enjoyment in idealizing his models. His portraits were characterized by a certain detached decorativity.

    Woman Playing the Lute (1811). János Donát (Hungary, Neoclassicism, 1744-1830). Oil on canvas. Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest.

    Woman Playing the Lute well represents his reliable, a little too tediously executed, Neo-Classicist portrayals, in which the personality of the model is barely captured; instead, the painter seems to have been taking more enjoyment in idealizing his models. His portraits were characterized by a certain detached decorativity.

     

  3. 16 Nov


    Hungary. Pál Fried (Hungary, 1893-1976). Oil on canvas. Fried’s paintings were usually of dancers, nudes, and portraits, and his subjects were almost always women. He titled his paintings after the names of models or, in this case, a place or nickname for the model. Fried immigrated to the US in 1946 after WW II, and became a US citizen in 1953. He lived in Los Angeles and New York City.

    Hungary. Pál Fried (Hungary, 1893-1976). Oil on canvas.

    Fried’s paintings were usually of dancers, nudes, and portraits, and his subjects were almost always women. He titled his paintings after the names of models or, in this case, a place or nickname for the model.

    Fried immigrated to the US in 1946 after WW II, and became a US citizen in 1953. He lived in Los Angeles and New York City.

     

  4. 17 Sep


    Drawing Lessons. Willy Pogany (Hungary, 1882-1955). Willy Pogany was one of the most important book illustrators and designers of the first half of the 20th century. Books based on Wagnerian opera are masterpieces, to say nothing of his editions of Mother Goose, Alice in Wonderland and Faust. Drawing is a language, and it requires building a vocabulary to be eloquent. Students should carry a sketchbook with them wherever they go and draw everything they see. Everything becomes part of their dictionary of imagery.

    Drawing Lessons. Willy Pogany (Hungary, 1882-1955).

    Willy Pogany was one of the most important book illustrators and designers of the first half of the 20th century. Books based on Wagnerian opera are masterpieces, to say nothing of his editions of Mother Goose, Alice in Wonderland and Faust.

    Drawing is a language, and it requires building a vocabulary to be eloquent. Students should carry a sketchbook with them wherever they go and draw everything they see. Everything becomes part of their dictionary of imagery.

     

  5. 23 Jun


    Woman with a Book (1943). Géza Vörös (Hungary, 1897-1957). École de Paris. Oil on canvas. Private collection. The École de Paris is not an art movement or a learning institution, but instead is more indicative of the importance of Paris as a center of Western art in the early decades of the 20th century. A pupil of Ede Balló, Vörös’ artistic but cool, reserved and decorative pictures confess to the influence of the objectivity of Neo-Classicism and the elegant sensuousness of the École de Paris. In Szentendre, his painting acquired a new hue. His witty solutions revealed a keen sense of observation and fine humour, while his former sterile shades of colour gave way to a warm, soft colour spectrum.

    Woman with a Book (1943). Géza Vörös (Hungary, 1897-1957). École de Paris. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

    The École de Paris is not an art movement or a learning institution, but instead is more indicative of the importance of Paris as a center of Western art in the early decades of the 20th century.

    A pupil of Ede Balló, Vörös’ artistic but cool, reserved and decorative pictures confess to the influence of the objectivity of Neo-Classicism and the elegant sensuousness of the École de Paris. In Szentendre, his painting acquired a new hue. His witty solutions revealed a keen sense of observation and fine humour, while his former sterile shades of colour gave way to a warm, soft colour spectrum.