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Mihály munkácsy
Mihály Munkácsy (20 February 1844 – 1 May 1900) was a Hungarian painter.
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings.

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Mihaly Munkacsy Biography In Details

Munkácsy started to paint during the years he spent in Arad as a joiner. With the help of partons be studied at the Viennese, Munich and Düsseldorf academies. Munkácsy painted his first major work, the outstanding "The Condemned Cell" in Düsseldorf, in 1872, together with his friend Laszló Paal, he moved to Paris, where be lived until the end of his life. Munkácsy painted his genres in the style of realism between 1873 and 1875: "Midnight Ramblers", "Farewell". "Churning Woman", "Woman Carryng Brushwood", and "Pawnshop" were the zenith of his career. He married the widow of Baron de Marches in 1874, and his style changed from that time on. Departing from the typical subjects of realism, be produced colourful salon paintings and still-lifes. This was the period when be also turned to ladscape painting; his growing interest is marked by such great paintings as "Dusty Road". "Corn Field", and "Walking in the Woods". T

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The Art of Mihály Munkácsy

From 24 April 2018, the exhibition “Mihály Munkácsy”, devoted to the oeuvre of the most celebrated Hungarian artist of the 19th century, will be open in the Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace.

Woman Carrying Faggots
Mihály Munkácsy
1873; Oil on wood
© Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest and Imre Pakh (New York). This is the first time that a large-scale retrospective of the artist, presenting over 60 of his works, will be held in St Petersburg.

The oeuvre of Mihály Munkácsy (1844–1900) occupies a unique place in the history of Hungarian and world art. It combines in a harmonious manner a variety of tendencies and genres. The triumphant dignity of his monumental works, the naturalness of his salon scenes and the realism of his portraits represent an artistic treasure comparable with the creations of the best-known European artists. The painter’s personages reflect his own sufferings a

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Biography

Munkácsy was an outstanding Hungarian realist painter of the 19th century. He started to paint during the years he spent in Arad as a joiner. With the help of partons be studied at the Viennese, Munich and Düsseldorf academies. Munkácsy painted his first major work, the outstanding The Condemned Cell in Düsseldorf, in 1872, together with his friend László Paál, he moved to Paris, where be lived until the end of his life.

Munkácsy painted his genres in the style of realism between 1873 and 1875: Tramps at Night, Farewell. Churning Woman,Woman Carryng Brushwood, and Pawnshop were the zenith of his career. He married the widow of Baron de Marches in 1874, and his style changed from that time on. Departing from the typical subjects of realism, be produced colourful salon paintings and still-lifes. This was the period when be also turned to ladscape painting; his growing interest is marked by such great paintings as Dusty Road. Corn Field, and Walking in the Woods. The assimilation of László Paál's style is apparent in the landscapes painted during the 1880s, such as Li