Aurél Bernáth
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Aurél Bernáth was a Hungarian painter. He studied at Nagybánya
with István Réti
and János Thorma
. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War. He moved to Vienna
in 1921. Bernath's painting style was heavily influenced by the onslaught of German Expressionism
. He was invited to Berlin
by Herwarth Walden. Bernath shows his work at the Sturm Gallery. Two years later, he returned to Hungary and joined the KUT, become one of the leading figures of the Gresham Circle during the 1930s. He taught at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1974. From 1848 to 1949, he worked as an editor for the journal of Hungarian Art. After 1947, many of Bernath's writings on art theory were published and became very popular.
Baia Mare
Baia Mare is a municipality in northwestern Romania and the capital of Maramureş County. The city is situated about 600 kilometres from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, 70 kilometres from the border with Hungary and 50 kilometres from the border with Ukraine...
with István Réti
István Réti
István Réti was a Hungarian painter, professor, art historian and leading member, as well as a founder and theoretician, of the Nagybánya artists' colony....
and János Thorma
János Thorma
János Thorma was a Hungarian painter. A representative figure of the Nagybánya artists' colony, his work progressed from naturalism, to historical subjects, to romantic realism to a Post-Impressionism of a style specific to Nagybánya .Born in Kiskunhalas, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary to the...
. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War. He moved to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1921. Bernath's painting style was heavily influenced by the onslaught of German Expressionism
German Expressionism
German Expressionism refers to a number of related creative movements beginning in Germany before the First World War that reached a peak in Berlin, during the 1920s...
. He was invited to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
by Herwarth Walden. Bernath shows his work at the Sturm Gallery. Two years later, he returned to Hungary and joined the KUT, become one of the leading figures of the Gresham Circle during the 1930s. He taught at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1974. From 1848 to 1949, he worked as an editor for the journal of Hungarian Art. After 1947, many of Bernath's writings on art theory were published and became very popular.
External sources
- Hungary Painting - Kieselbach
- Works of Aurél Bernáth on Fine arts in Hungary