József Breznay

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József Breznay's self-portrait from 1950's
Self-portrait (cca. 1974)

József Breznay (20 September 1916 Budapest – 18 February 2012 Budapest) was a Hungarian painter.

Biography

1934-39: studied at the

University of Fine Arts Budapest. His Masters were Bertalan Karlovszky, Ágost Benkhard, Rezső Burghardt and István Szőnyi
. 1938-39: he was Szőnyi's teaching assistant.

According to the proposal of Prof. Tibor Gerevich he was appointed to receive the scholarship of the Rome Prize. He worked there as a resident of Collegium Hungaricum between 1939 and 1940. In 1940 he again received the Rome Prize. The young painter matured during these years to a painter of full-fledged style, further developing the school of painters of Nagybánya, (Baia Mare, Romania) featuring a relaxed pictorial quality.

He died on 18 February 2012 in Budapest.[1]

Personal exhibitions

  • 1946: Fókusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1948: Művész Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1953: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1954: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1961: István Csók Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1962: Galerie Barbizon, Paris, France
  • 1963: Galerie l'Indifferent, Lyon, France
  • 1964: Malkasten Kunstverein, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 1965: Kunstkabinett,
    Hannover
    , Germany
  • 1966: Künstlerkreis, Marburg, Germany
  • 1969: Konshallen, Uppsala, Sweden
  • 1970: Kunstverein, Lingen, Germany
  • 1971: Galerie Pfeiffer, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1972: Galerie Oranje, Ghent, Belgium
    • Galerie Goltz,
      München
      , Germany
    • Palace of Arts (Budapest)
      Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1973: Galleria Antelami, Parma, Italy
  • 1974: Galleria l'Ascendente, Milan, Italy
  • 1975: Staatsgalerie, Würzburg, Germany
    • Galerie A. Vynecke van Eyck, Ghent, Belgium
  • 1977: Galleria Mariani, Parma, Italy
    • Club Amici dell'Arte, Ferrara, Italy
    • Kossuth Művelődési Ház, Kölesd, Hungary
  • 1978: Galleria Romana, Milan, Italy
    • Művelődési Központ, Csorna, Hungary
  • 1979: Galleria Leonessa, Brescia, Italy
    • Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
  • 1981: Szőnyi Terem, Miskolc, Hungary
  • 1982: Palace of Arts (Budapest), Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
    • Gallery Park, Witten, Germany
  • 1983: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
  • 1984: Gallery Park, Witten, Germany
  • 1985: Staatsgalerie, Hattingen, Germany
  • 1988: Galerie am Gewölbe, Tübingen, Germany
  • 1990: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
  • 1996: Collegium, Budapest, Hungary
  • 1997: Galerie Marceau, Paris, France
  • 1998: Szőnyi István Múzeum, Zebegény, Hungary
  • 2000: Galleria Duomo, Milan, Italy
  • 2001: Librerie Felltrinelli, Milan, Italy
    • La Rotonde, Paris, France
  • 2003: Galéria Melange, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2006: Olof Palme Millenniumi Szalon, Budapest, Hungary

Group exhibitions

In 1957

Awards, Prizes

  • 1937:
    Rotary Club
    Prize, Hungary
  • 1939: Gold Medal of the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, Hungary
  • 1939-1941-1947: Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Rome, Hungary
  • 1942: Nemes Marcell Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary
  • 1943: Wolfner Gyula Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary
  • 1953: Mihály Munkácsy Prize, Hungary
  • to begin 1957: member of
    Salon des Indépendants
    , Paris, France
  • 1958: István Csók Medal, Hungary
  • 1962: Grand Prix, Deauville, France
  • 1964: Bronze Medal of the European Council of Arts
  • 1976: Silver Medal of Munka Érdemrend, Hungary
  • 1978: First prize of Carrara dei Marmi, Italy
  • 1989: Gold Medal of Bourbonne-les-Bains, France

Public collections

Public works

  • 1939: Mezőkovácsháza, fresco in collaboration with Eugénia Bonda.
  • 1954: Komlò
  • Secco, Beloiannisz Gyàr
  • Berente Church, fresco in collaboration with
    Gabor Breznay and András Breznay

Bibliography

  • Aszalòs Endre: Breznay Jòzsef, 1982, Mai Magyar Művészet
  • Breznay József,
    Műcsarnok
    1982, catalogue
  • Breznay József, Evolúció, 1996, catalogue
  • József Breznay, Mostra retrospectiva, 1997, catalogue
  • Breznay József, Public and Private Collections, 2007

Films, videos

  • MTV 1: Vitray Tamás: Csak ülök és mesélek: A Breznay csalàd, (The Breznay Family) 25 December 1996
  • Vasarely
    , az ecsetkirály és a Breznay család", 25 December 2005
  • Ostoros Ágnes: "A történetek igazak". Portrait of József Breznay, (documentary film) 2007. Cinema Bem, Budapest, 2008 January

References

  1. ^ "Elhunyt Breznay József". NOL.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links

  • Artist's website: [1]