Works from the Antal–Lusztig Collection. Return – The Pécs Selection, and A Cross-section of an Oeuvre: István Nagy.
2009. Jan. 16. - 2009. May. 03.
A personal art collection is a self-portrait, ultimately a mirror. Collecting is a way of life. When a career or collecting activity comes to an end, the image in the mirror becomes fixed, and the quality of the memory image is associated with its documentary nature. Whether we encounter the sovereign collector’s achievement in this way or that, there can be no doubt that the collection is a work of art. This is much more obvious than museum collections compiled with scientific method and the need for historical representation.
A separate section of the exhibition was entitled A Cross-section of an Oeuvre: István Nagy. István Nagy (1873–1937), born in Szeklerland, built his unique oeuvre far from the fashions of academia and art trade, ignoring the isms. His painting is one of the greatest achievements of Hungarian art. He is one of our most outstanding realist painters, whose art is both archaic and modern.
Curator: Várkonyi György
Artists: Aba-Novák Vilmos, Ámos Imre, Anna Margit, Bálint Endre, Barcsay Jenő, Bene Géza, Berény Róbert, Bohacsek Ede, Bortnyik Sándor, Czigány Dezső , Czóbel Béla , Csáktornyai Zoltán, Derkovits Gyula, Dési Huber István, Egry József, Endre Béla, Farkas István, Fémes Beck Vilmos, Fényes Adolf, Ferenczy Béni, Ferenczy Károly, Ferenczy Noémi, Gulácsy Lajos, Ilosvai Varga István, Iványi Grünwald Béla, Kernstok Károly, Kmetty János, Korniss Dezső, Koszta József, Márffy Ödön, id. Markó Károly, Mattis Teutsch János, Medgyes László, Medgyessy Ferenc, Mednyánszky László, Moholy-Nagy László, Munkácsy Mihály, Nagy Balogh János, Nagy István, Nemes Lampérth József, Ország Lili, Paál László, Paizs Goebel Jenő, Réth Alfréd, Rippl Rónai József, Román György, Rudnay Gyula, Szinyei Merse Pál, Szőnyi István, Tihanyi Lajos, Tornyai János, Uitz Béla, Vajda Lajos, Vaszary János, Vaszkó Erzsébet, Zemplényi Magda