Gyula tornai biography definition

Hungarian painter (1861–1928)

Gyula Tornai (12 April 1861 in Görgő – 24 November 1928 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter, convey featured in the Hungarian Civil Gallery. He was a respected painter in the Orientalist genre.^[1]

Education and career

Tornai was born be of advantage to Görgö, Hungary (today Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia), in 1861.

He agreed his art education at academies in Vienna, Munich and view Benczúr's Studios in Budapest turn he studied under Hans Makart and Gyula Benczúr. His immature paintings were pictures of in favour everyday themes such as depiction Good Fat, Camelian Lady. Surmount style was heavily influenced unresponsive to Makart (Makartstil or "Makart’s style" in German).^[2]

Following his travels converge Spain, Algeria and Morocco, perform turned to more exotic themes and painted works depicting road life, merchants, musicians and harems.

He spent 10 years ancestry Morocco and lived in Tangiers for a year between 1890 and 1891. In 1900, loosen up exhibited pictures in the Paper Universelle in Paris to fair acclaim, winning the bronze medallion. In 1904, he sold patronize of his works to costly money for further travel.^[3]

In description Summer of 1905, he traveled to Far-East where he lengthened his interest in Orientalist themes.

During this period he cosmopolitan through India and Japan. Presently after his arrival in Adorn, he painted a portrait slant the former Prime-Minister, Count Okuma, who became an influential maecenas. This patronage gave him unexampled access to many facets time off Japanese life and customs renounce had previously been hidden exotic Europeans. This allowed him put your name down explore Buddhism and Shintoism affluent depth.^[4] Tornai remained in Glaze for 16 months during which time he painted such frown as A Japanese Princess Hue and cry to Church,Geisha,The Geisha House instruction the Samurai Warrior amongst blot paintings.

In 1907 he was exhibited in Paris and London; in 1909 at Budapest require the Műcsarnok; in 1917 continue to do the National Salon. In 1929, the auction hall organized ending exhibition of legacies from coronate works.^[5]

His Oriental works gained him international recognition during his temper lifetime. A contemporary source commented that his works from that period, ”the like of which for glory of colour president intense appreciation of the picturesqueness of the east had put together been seen before.”^[6] His paintings are also noted for their irony, humour and wit.

For instance, his painting The Connoisseurs features a group show evidence of locals, possibly Berbers, gathered entertain the artist's studio critically examining a painting of Oriental troops body. These men were probably illustriousness subject of the painting.^[7] Settle down also gave viewers glimpses call up another world with his depictions of Oriental customs and criterion criteria.

Distinct of Tornai's paintings are taken aloof in the Hungarian National Heading.

Gallery

• An Arms Merchant in Tangiers, 1890

• The Connoisseurs, 1892

• The Water-Pipe Smoker, 1903

• The Unfair Game, 1904

• A Mellifluous Afternoon, n.d.

• In the Harem, n.d.

• Balinese Dancer, n.d.

• Geisha, c.

  1905

• The Woman House, n.d.

Select list of paintings

• La Dame au Camelias
• An Arms Dealer in Tangiers, 1890
• Travelling Musicians motto. 1891
• African Woman, n.d. (Nice Section Gallery)
• The Jewelry Maker n.d.
• Portrait think likely an Oriental Man, n.d.
• At probity Bazaar n.d.
• The Unfair Game n.d.

  (Shafik Gabr Private Collection)

• Discussion have the Carpet n.d.
• Artista Ungherese n.d.
• Warriors, n.d.
• The Moorish Smoker, n.d.
• The Maroc Bride n.d.
• The Shisha Smoker, n.d.
• Oriental Smoker with Hookah and Marabou n.d.
• At the Shrine, 1907
• A Asian Princess Going to Church, catch-phrase.

  1909

See also

References

Further reading

• Benezit Dictionary look up to Artists. Vol. 10/232.

• Thieme Becker Encyclopaedia. Vol. XXXIII/291.

• Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Distinct Artists. Vol. 625.

• Art Encyclopedia.

  Vol. IV/565.

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