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Mácsai István Western railwaystation Budapest

Mácsai István: Western railwaystation Budapest
14.

Current auction

Lot number
14.
Auction 6. Hungarian Art Auction
Auction preview exhibition 14/11/2024 – 01/12/2024
You can bid until 01/12/2024 18:00
Starting price:
930
EUR
Estimated Hammer price
EUR
Buyers premium (net) 18%

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Fábián Takáts
Art historian

Details

Artist Mácsai István (1922 - 2005)
Title Western railwaystation Budapest
Technique oil on board
Year of creation
Signed signed: Mácsai
Condition slight scratch at the upper right
Width 68 cm
Height 46 cm
Depth cm
Weight (scuptures) kg
This artwork comes with certificate
Unique piece
Framed artwork

Description

Mácsai's mother discovered his drawing talent in the spirit of surrealist, photorealist and hyperrealist painting. She put paper and pencil in front of the comical child, saying: "Draw!". And Mácsai drew, not in any way. He's talent was revealed, but he could not enroll at the university due to the numerus clausus. After the Second World War did he enter the College of Fine Arts, where Bernáth Aurél was his master.

István Mácsai, who at the beginning of his career painted portraits, still lifes and symbolic artworks, was later attracted to the human environment in Budapest. He not only painted, but also drew, photographed, and what's more, filmed his favorite scenes.

The characteristic glass hall of the "Western Railway Station" appears in the background on Mácsai's painting. He depicted the railway station not from the facade of the building, but from the rear side of the railway station, which has therefore almost completely disappeared. A few blotchy human figures stand only on the platforms and a line of wagons waits on the sidings. This train station is quiet and peaceful. Even if some cars emit a cloud of smoke, the red light indicates that they cannot start. The winding pairs of rails lead our eyes towards the emblematic building and its towers rising on the horizon.

It is no coincidence that István Mácsai won domestic and international recognition with his works inspired by Budapest. The meticulous drawing, restrained colors and classical proportions and balance of the "Western Railway Station" reminiscent of the masters of the quattrocento show the reason for this success.

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