The Nagybánya artists' colony was an art colony in Nagybánya, a town in eastern Hungary that became Baia Mare in Romania after World War I. The colony started as a summer retreat for artists, mainly painters from Simon Hollósy's szabadiskola (Free School) in Munich. The original group focused on plein-air painting.[1][2]
It was Hollósy's idea to have a summer school in a small town. Fellow artists Károly Ferenczy, Béla Iványi-Grünwald, István Réti and János Thorma were involved with the founding of the artists' colony. The colony attracted many artists from Hungary interested in learning the plein-air style taught by Hollósy in the bright atmosphere of Nagybánya. The colony held its first exhibition in 1897 at the Műcsarnok. It was well received by some critics as reflecting the new and innovative style of European painting and ridiculed by other critics for its departure from traditional forms and techniques.[1][3] Through the course of its existence the teachers and students worked in the emerging modern styles such as Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Symbolism. Some styles were adopted and some rejected, along with the allegiance of various artists.[1][3]
Hollósy influence at the colony was overtaken by the style of Károly Ferenczy. Hollósy departed around 1901 to open another school in Técső, Kingdom of Hungary (now western Ukraine).[1] The colony in Nagybánya continued under the administration of the four remaining founders and renamed the Ingyenes festőiskola (Free Painting School).[3] In 1910 founder Grünwald left to run the Kecskemét Artist's Colony in Kecskemét, Hungary. In the 1910s attendance at Nagybánya continued but lagged due to World War I and the difficulty of travel.[1]
In 1927, the school was handed over to a new generation of painters and renamed Szépművészeti Iskola (School of Fine Arts).[3] In 1935 the school property and colony was taken over by the town as part of the rise of the fascist Iron Guard. In 1937 the group dissolved. The property was used as a barracks for a time and attempts to revive the property as an art school were unsuccessful.[1]
In 1966 the Hungarian National Gallery had retrospective titled The Art of Nagybánya. Centennial Exhibition in Celebration of the Artists' Colony in Nagybánya.[4]
Béla Iványi-Grünwald View of Nagybánya with the River Gutin
Károly Ferenczy On a Hilltop (1901)
Jenő Maticska Nagybánya Landscape
Sándor Galimberti Nagybánya, c. 1910
János Thorma Woman Painter 1934
Referencesedit
^ abcdefSebestyén, Ágnes. "A nagybányai művésztelep történetert nete". www.hung-art.hu. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^"A Nagybányai Művésztelep". Nagybanya. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ abcd"Nagybánya colony". Grove Art Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^Valerie Majoros, "Lajos Tihanyi and his friends in the Paris of the nineteen-thirties", French Cultural Studies, 2000, Vol. 11:387, Footnote, p. 388, Sage Publications, accessed 9 April 2021
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nagybánya, artists, colony, colony, nagybánya, town, eastern, hungary, that, became, baia, mare, romania, after, world, colony, started, summer, retreat, artists, mainly, painters, from, simon, hollósy, szabadiskola, free, school, munich, original, group, focu. The Nagybanya artists colony was an art colony in Nagybanya a town in eastern Hungary that became Baia Mare in Romania after World War I The colony started as a summer retreat for artists mainly painters from Simon Hollosy s szabadiskola Free School in Munich The original group focused on plein air painting 1 2 Nagybanya artists colonyNagybanya artists colony 1930Formation1896FounderSimon HollosyDissolved1937 87 years ago 1937 Purposeprivate art academyLocationNagybanya Austro Hungarian Transylvania It was Hollosy s idea to have a summer school in a small town Fellow artists Karoly Ferenczy Bela Ivanyi Grunwald Istvan Reti and Janos Thorma were involved with the founding of the artists colony The colony attracted many artists from Hungary interested in learning the plein air style taught by Hollosy in the bright atmosphere of Nagybanya The colony held its first exhibition in 1897 at the Mucsarnok It was well received by some critics as reflecting the new and innovative style of European painting and ridiculed by other critics for its departure from traditional forms and techniques 1 3 Through the course of its existence the teachers and students worked in the emerging modern styles such as Expressionism Fauvism Cubism and Symbolism Some styles were adopted and some rejected along with the allegiance of various artists 1 3 Hollosy influence at the colony was overtaken by the style of Karoly Ferenczy Hollosy departed around 1901 to open another school in Tecso Kingdom of Hungary now western Ukraine 1 The colony in Nagybanya continued under the administration of the four remaining founders and renamed the Ingyenes festoiskola Free Painting School 3 In 1910 founder Grunwald left to run the Kecskemet Artist s Colony in Kecskemet Hungary In the 1910s attendance at Nagybanya continued but lagged due to World War I and the difficulty of travel 1 In 1927 the school was handed over to a new generation of painters and renamed Szepmuveszeti Iskola School of Fine Arts 3 In 1935 the school property and colony was taken over by the town as part of the rise of the fascist Iron Guard In 1937 the group dissolved The property was used as a barracks for a time and attempts to revive the property as an art school were unsuccessful 1 In 1966 the Hungarian National Gallery had retrospective titled The Art of Nagybanya Centennial Exhibition in Celebration of the Artists Colony in Nagybanya 4 Contents 1 Associated artists 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksAssociated artists editErvin Baktay Amrita Sher Gil uncle Mikola Andras Samu Bortsok Geza Bornemisza Zoltan Csaktornyai Antonia Csikos Istvan Csok Viktor Erdei Jozsef Farago Karoly Ferenczy Valer Ferenczy Beni Ferenczy Noemi Ferenczy Sandor Galimberti Oszkar Glatz Bela Ivanyi Grunwald Simon Hollosy Bela Horthy Reti Istvan Zoltan Jakab Ivan Komoroczy Janos Krizsan Alexander Kubinyi Jeno Maticska Sandor Nyilasy Vilmos Perlrott Csaba Peter Ratz Karoly Rethy Janos Thorma Erno Beli Voros Sandor ZifferGallery edit nbsp Simon Hollosy Autumn 1899 nbsp Bela Ivanyi Grunwald View of Nagybanya with the River Gutin nbsp Karoly Ferenczy On a Hilltop 1901 nbsp Jeno Maticska Nagybanya Landscape nbsp Sandor Galimberti Nagybanya c 1910 nbsp Janos Thorma Woman Painter 1934References edit a b c d e f Sebestyen Agnes A nagybanyai muvesztelep tortenetert nete www hung art hu Retrieved 9 April 2021 A Nagybanyai Muvesztelep Nagybanya Retrieved 9 April 2021 a b c d Nagybanya colony Grove Art Online Retrieved 9 April 2021 Valerie Majoros Lajos Tihanyi and his friends in the Paris of the nineteen thirties French Cultural Studies 2000 Vol 11 387 Footnote p 388 Sage Publications accessed 9 April 2021External links edit nbsp Media related to Nagybanya artists colony at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nagybanya artists 27 colony amp oldid 1203539252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
