An Array of Valuable Treasures Awaits Art Lovers at the First Füred Art Week

MTI-Hungary Today 2024.07.24.

One of the most valuable Hungarian painters, József Rippl-Rónai’s painting Bathing Women, as well as masterpieces by the renowned Ödön Márffy and János Vaszary will be on display at the Füred Art Week, starting on Friday, with prominent auction houses and galleries presenting their classic works of art at the Balatonfüred Congress Center (northern shore of Lake Balaton).

At the first Füred Art Week, running until Sunday, art lovers will be able to see art sensations, including works worth tens and hundreds of millions of forints, and among the classic and contemporary works of art, paintings, sculptures, furniture, carpets and jewelry will be on display, the organizers said.

The Nemes Gallery is coming to the fair with János Vaszary’s 1928 painting Riding on the Lido. The painting shows women walking in brightly colored clothes, riders and a carriage with an umbrella on the plaza, and the valuable picture is full of light, movement and serenity, the organizers noted. The gallery is also showing Ödön Márffy’s painting Riders on the Waterfront (Riders by the Sea). The 1940 painting simultaneously shows the stillness of the tranquil waterfront landscape and the dynamism of the naked riders and their lively horses.

The Pintér Auction House will be present at the fair with one of the most valuable Hungarian painters, József Rippl-Rónai’s nude painting Bathing Women from 1910.

The painting is a typical and unique work of the artist’s “corn era.”

Fact

One of Rippl-Rónai’s most prominent periods is the so-called “corn era.” After his studies, the painter moved to Paris and returned to Hungary only after a decade and a half. After his return, he opened an exhibition of 318 works in 1906, bringing him the first major success in his career. After the exhibition, his style changed significantly, and his works from this period are known as his “corn pictures.” The style of these paintings is characterized by paint spots resembling corn kernels. Rippl-Rónai delineates the forms with thick outlines, which he fills with flat spots in the shape of corn kernels, breaking the work down into small mosaics.

In addition to classic and contemporary artworks from renowned galleries and auction houses, the Füred Art Week will also feature artdisco and guided tours.

Among the exhibiting galleries are acb Gallery, BÁV ART, Bernabo Art Furniture, Equilor Fine Art, Horizont Gallery, LUMAS Gallery, NACO Gallery, Nemes Gallery, Neo Deco Gallery, the renowned Kor-Társ Gallery, Opera Antiques, Passage Gallery, Pintér Auction House, ProArt Frame, Random Art Gallery, Zsdrál Gallery and WOP Gallery.

Some of the exhibits are also for sale, such as pieces from Bernabo Art Furniture:

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