Francis de Erdely (Hungarian: Erdélyi Ferenc) (May 3, 1904 – November 28, 1959)[1] was a Hungarian-American artist who was renowned in Europe and the United States for his powerful figure paintings and drawings as well as for his teaching abilities.
Francis de Erdely
De Erdely (left) with Dutch artist Christiaan de Moor, 1933
De Erdely's technical abilities, brushwork, and composition were based in European classicism.[4] Politics began to inform his work when Fascism began to gain ground in Europe. As De Erdely's career developed, he became less focused on history painting and the themes of classical Antiquity. Subjects surrounding war, suffering, and human strength became present.
De Erdely immigrated to the United States in 1939.[5] Living in New York and Chicago initially, he was hired to paint portrait of wealthy patrons. He also painted images of the American Scene. It was after his move to Los Angeles, when his mature work developed and he established himself as an American artist.[4]
He is best known for his figure-based paintings done in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s of immigrants, laborers, dancers, and social outsiders. It has been argued that this period of his work relate directly to De Erdely's own experience as an immigrant in a new country.[by whom?]
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Further readingedit
Anderson Campbell, Alissa (2006). Francis De Erdely. Santa Barbara: Anderson Art and Appraisals.
Art Encyclopedia. Vol. I/632.
Cummings, Paul. A Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 97.
Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic artists. Vol. 156.
Falk, Peter Hastings, ed. (1998). Record of the Carnegie Institute's International Exhibitions 1896-1996. Sound View Press. p. 106. ISBN9780932087553.
Hughes, Edan Milton (1989). Artists in California, 1786–1940. San Francisco: Hughes Pub. p. 289.
McClelland, Gordon T.; Last, Jay T. California Watercolors 1850-1970. Hillcrest Press. p. 104.
Millier, Arthur (1960). Francis De Erdely: 1904-1959. Pasadena Art Museum.
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall (1998). California Art: 450 Years of Painting and Other Media. Los Angeles: Dustin Publications. pp. 287–295.
Vollmer Encyclopedia. Vol. 2/46. 2013-01-10.
Watson, Ernest W. (1950). Twenty Painters and How They Work. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Francis de Erdely news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Francis de Erdely Hungarian Erdelyi Ferenc May 3 1904 November 28 1959 1 was a Hungarian American artist who was renowned in Europe and the United States for his powerful figure paintings and drawings as well as for his teaching abilities Francis de ErdelyDe Erdely left with Dutch artist Christiaan de Moor 1933BornErdelyi FerencMay 3 1904Budapest HungaryDiedNovember 28 1959 1959 11 28 aged 55 Los Angeles California U S NationalityHungarianEducationRoyal Academy of Art Budapest Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Madrid Sorbonne ParisKnown forSculpture Painting DrawingMovementSurrealism Expressionism Cubism Modernism Contents 1 Biography 2 Collections 3 Exhibitions 4 Awards 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editFrancis De Erdely was born in Budapest Hungary in 1904 2 De Erdely first studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Budapest 1919 1924 3 as well as the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid and the prestigious Sorbonne and Ecole du Louvre in Paris De Erdely s technical abilities brushwork and composition were based in European classicism 4 Politics began to inform his work when Fascism began to gain ground in Europe As De Erdely s career developed he became less focused on history painting and the themes of classical Antiquity Subjects surrounding war suffering and human strength became present De Erdely immigrated to the United States in 1939 5 Living in New York and Chicago initially he was hired to paint portrait of wealthy patrons He also painted images of the American Scene It was after his move to Los Angeles when his mature work developed and he established himself as an American artist 4 He is best known for his figure based paintings done in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s of immigrants laborers dancers and social outsiders It has been argued that this period of his work relate directly to De Erdely s own experience as an immigrant in a new country by whom Collections editBrussels Moderne Brussels Belgium Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Antwerp Belgium Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown Ohio United States Colorado Springs Fine Arts Colorado Springs Colorado United States Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D C United States De Young Memorial Museum San Francisco California United States Denver Art Museum Denver Colorado United States Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Michigan United States Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California United States Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles California United States 5 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York New York United States National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne Victoria Australia Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art Utah State University Utah United States Oakland Museum of Art Oakland California United States Pasadena Art Institute Pasadena California United States Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States Seattle Museum of Art Seattle Washington United States Springville Museum of Art Springville Utah United States USC Fisher Gallery California United States Laguna Art Museum Laguna California United States 6 Exhibitions edit1925 Budapest Hungary 1939 Hungarian Relief Library New York New York United States 1940 1944 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Michigan United States 1940 De Young Memorial Museum San Francisco California United States 1940 Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara California United States 1941 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 1942 Vancouver Museum of Fine Art 1942 1945 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Illinois United States 1942 1943 The Scarab Club Detroit Michigan United States 1943 Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D C United States 1943 1944 De Young Memorial Museum San Francisco California United States 1945 1946 Denver Art Museum Denver Colorado United States 1945 1946 San Francisco Fine Arts Association California United States 1946 Pasadena School of Arts Pasadena California United States 1950 Laguna Beach Art Gallery Laguna Beach California United States 1950 Crocker Sacramento California United States 1950 Haggin Museum Stockton California United States 1950 Oakland Art Museum Oakland California United States 1959 1960 Pasadena Art Museum Pasadena California United States 1960 Seattle Art Museum Seattle Washington United States 1960 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles California United States 2022 Laguna Art Museum Laguna Beach California United StatesAwards edit1925 Szinyei Merse Grand Prize Budapest Hungary 1929 Triennial Bronze Medal Ghent Belgium 1940 1944 Detroit Art Institute prizes 1942 Scarab Club Detroit Michigan medal 2 1943 Scarab Club Detroit Michigan medal 2 1946 Scarab Club Detroit Michigan prize 2 1946 Pasadena School of Arts prize 1947 1951 Oakland Art Gallery prizes 1949 Arizona State Fair award 1954 Audubon Association medal References edit Francis De Erdely artnet Retrieved 2020 05 09 a b c d Falk Peter H 1985 Who was who in American art compiled from the original thirty four volumes of American art annual Who s who in art biographies of American artists active from 1898 1947 Internet Archive Madison Conn Sound View Press ISBN 9780932087003 Francis de Erdely papers 1925 1968 Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 2020 05 09 a b Artist Spotlight Francis de Erdely LA Modern Retrieved 2020 05 09 a b Francis de Erdely LACMA Collections LACMA Retrieved 2020 05 09 Francis de Erdely Laguna Art Museum Retrieved 2020 05 09 Further reading editAnderson Campbell Alissa 2006 Francis De Erdely Santa Barbara Anderson Art and Appraisals Art Encyclopedia Vol I 632 Cummings Paul A Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists New York St Martin s Press p 97 Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic artists Vol 156 Falk Peter Hastings ed 1998 Record of the Carnegie Institute s International Exhibitions 1896 1996 Sound View Press p 106 ISBN 9780932087553 Hughes Edan Milton 1989 Artists in California 1786 1940 San Francisco Hughes Pub p 289 McClelland Gordon T Last Jay T California Watercolors 1850 1970 Hillcrest Press p 104 Millier Arthur 1960 Francis De Erdely 1904 1959 Pasadena Art Museum Moure Nancy Dustin Wall 1998 California Art 450 Years of Painting and Other Media Los Angeles Dustin Publications pp 287 295 Vollmer Encyclopedia Vol 2 46 2013 01 10 Watson Ernest W 1950 Twenty Painters and How They Work New York Watson Guptill Publications External links editFrancis de Erdely at Find a Grave Francis de Erdely papers 1925 1968 Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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