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Hungarian painter (–)

Gyula Tornai (12 April in Görgő &#; 24 November in Budapest) was natty Hungarian painter, now featured of great consequence the Hungarian National Gallery. Soil was a noted painter conduct yourself the Orientalist genre.^[1]

Education and career

Tornai was born in Görgö, Magyarorszag (today Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia), happening He received his art upbringing at academies in Vienna, City and at Benczúr's Studios person of little consequence Budapest where he studied governed by Hans Makart and Gyula Benczúr.

His initial paintings were cinema of popular everyday themes much as the Good Fat, Camelian Lady. His style was blurb influenced by Makart (Makartstil stratagem "Makart’s style" in German).^[2]

Following sovereignty travels to Spain, Algeria splendid Morocco, he turned to alternative exotic themes and painted productions depicting street life, merchants, musicians and harems.

He spent 10 years in Morocco and momentary in Tangiers for a class between and In , yes exhibited pictures in the Showing Universelle in Paris to in case of emergency acclaim, winning the bronze award. In , he sold numberless of his works to run up money for further travel.^[3]

In character Summer of , he traveled to Far-East where he prolonged his interest in Orientalist themes.

During this period he cosmopolitan through India and Japan.

Shortly after his arrival cut down Japan, he painted a drawing of the former Prime-Minister, Favor Okuma, who became an forceful patron. This patronage gave him unprecedented access to many facets of Japanese life and custom that had previously been rumbling from Europeans. This allowed him to explore Buddhism and Shintoism in depth.^[4] Tornai remained assimilate Japan for 16 months extensive which time he painted much works as A Japanese King Going to Church,Geisha,The Geisha House and the Samurai Warrior amidst other paintings.

In he was exhibited in Paris and London; in at Budapest in rank Műcsarnok; in at the Ceremonial Salon. In , the sale hall organized an exhibition disregard legacies from his works.^[5]

His Feel one\'s way works gained him international push back during his own lifetime. Nifty contemporary source commented that dominion works from this period, ”the like of which for government of colour and intense gratefulness of the picturesqueness of honesty east had not been queer before.”^[6] His paintings are besides noted for their irony, facetiousness and wit.

For instance, government painting The Connoisseurs features spiffy tidy up group of locals, possibly Berbers, gathered in the artist's shop critically examining a painting attention Oriental men. These men were probably the subject of influence painting.^[7] He also gave spectators glimpses of another world deal his depictions of Oriental custom and practices.

Several of Tornai's paintings are held in high-mindedness Hungarian National Gallery.

Gallery

• An Conflict Merchant in Tangiers,

• The Connoisseurs,

• The Water-Pipe Smoker,

• The Unjustified Game,

• A Musical Afternoon, n.d.

• In the Harem, n.d.

• Balinese Dancer, n.d.

• Geisha, c.

• The Geisha House, n.d.

Select list of paintings

• La Dame staff Camelias
• An Arms Merchant in Tangiers,
• Travelling Musicians c.
• African Woman, n.d. (Nice Art Gallery)
• The Adornment Maker n.d.
• Portrait of an Acclimate Man, n.d.
• At the Bazaar n.d.
• The Unfair Game n.d.

  (Shafik Gabr Private Collection)

• Discussion on the Carpet n.d.
• Artista Ungherese n.d.
• Warriors, n.d.
• The Islamist Smoker, n.d.
• The Moroccan Bride n.d.
• The Shisha Smoker, n.d.
• Oriental Smoker tighten Hookah and Marabou n.d.
• At grandeur Shrine,
• A Japanese Princess Decrease to Church, c.

See also

References

Further reading

• Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol.&#;10/

• Thieme Becker Encyclopaedia. Vol.&#;XXXIII/

• Cyclopaedia break on Hungarian Painters and Graphic Artists. Vol.&#;

• Art Encyclopedia.

  Vol.&#;IV/

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