Eszter Mattioni
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Eszter Mattioni was a prominent twentieth century Hungarian
painter
.
For five years she attended the Applied Arts Vocational School, then continued her studies for six years at the High School of Fine Arts as a student of Gyula Rudnay. From 1926 her works began to regularly feature at various exhibitions: a number of her works are prized acquisitions of fine arts museums both in Hungary and across Europe.
Between 1931 and 1942 she worked together with the Szolnok City group of artists the Zugliget which included Vilmos Aba-Novák, Károly Patkó
, Emil Kelemen, Jenő Barcsay
and Ernő Bánk
.
She made study trips to Italy in 1935 where she met her future husband and to the Scandinavian countries in 1939 increasing her recognition and acclaim across Europe. In 1940 she was elected Honorary Life Member. In 1946 she became Member of the Pàl Szinyei Merse Society which featured the most prominent painters of Hungary.
Her painting titled "Peasant bride" was acquired by the Louvre
and exhibited in the aisle of the Mus³e du Luxembourg as early as 1937. A number of her works are public property of her hometown, Szekszárd
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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For five years she attended the Applied Arts Vocational School, then continued her studies for six years at the High School of Fine Arts as a student of Gyula Rudnay. From 1926 her works began to regularly feature at various exhibitions: a number of her works are prized acquisitions of fine arts museums both in Hungary and across Europe.
Between 1931 and 1942 she worked together with the Szolnok City group of artists the Zugliget which included Vilmos Aba-Novák, Károly Patkó
Károly Patkó
Karoly Patko was a twentieth century Hungarian painter and copper engraver, noted for his nude paintings in a plastic presentation....
, Emil Kelemen, Jenő Barcsay
Jeno Barcsay
Jenő Barcsay was a Hungarian painter.Born in Katona, Hungary in 1900, Barcsay was a descendant of an aristocratic family from Transylvania. In 1919, he went to Budapest where he began his studies in the Art School and graduated in 1924...
and Ernő Bánk
Erno Bánk
Ernő Bánk was a Hungarian teacher painter noted for his minitature portraits. He was an exhibitor member of the Association of Hungarian Watercolour and Pastel Painters....
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She made study trips to Italy in 1935 where she met her future husband and to the Scandinavian countries in 1939 increasing her recognition and acclaim across Europe. In 1940 she was elected Honorary Life Member. In 1946 she became Member of the Pàl Szinyei Merse Society which featured the most prominent painters of Hungary.
Her painting titled "Peasant bride" was acquired by the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
and exhibited in the aisle of the Mus³e du Luxembourg as early as 1937. A number of her works are public property of her hometown, Szekszárd
Szekszárd
Szekszárd is a city in Hungary and the capital of Tolna county. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area, it is the second smallest -Location:...
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