Kmetty, János
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Biography
He is one of the first Hungarian artists, who applied the new, modern change in style in his works. He studied in Paris around 1910, from that time on he applied the style of the compositions with cubistic forms. Later, he combined the expressionistic energy and the clear forms of constructivism in his works. His works show landscapes and portraits too, his self-portraits show a deep self reflection, although combined with humour. Recurring motives on his landscape works are the streets, houses and churches of Kecskemét and Szentendre. In 1949 he was awarded the Kossuth-award, in 1981 a constant exhibition of his works were opened in Szentendre.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1889 | He was born in Miskolc |
| He studeid at the Ferenc Szablya-Frischauf Free School in Budapest, | |
| than he learnt from Károly Ferency | |
| 1911 | He visited the Julian Academy in Paris |
| Founding member and president of the New Society of Artists | |
| 1911-1912 | He worked at the Artist Colony of Kecskemét |
| 1929-1931 | He worked at the Artist Colony of Nagybánya |
| from 1945 | member of the Artist Colony of Szentendre |
| 1946-1949 | professor of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts |
| Head of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts painting department | |
| 1981 | His permanent exhibition opened in Szentendre |
| In the Hungarian art he was one of the the first cubist works creator | |
| His teachers:Elemér Halász-Hradil, | |
| Ferenc Szablya-Frischauf, Károly Ferenczy . | |
| Awards | |
| 1974 | Orders of the Hungarian People's Republic II. grade |
| 1969 | Work Merit grade gold |
| 1965 | Outstanding artist |
| 1959 | Meritd artist |
| 1949 | Kossuth-award |
| 1946 | Szinyei Society award |
| Single exhibitions | |
| 1981 | Kmetty Museum opening, Szentendre |
| 1978 | Hungarian Culture House, Prague (memorial exhibition) |
| 1977 | Art Gallery, Budapest |
| Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc | |
| Kecskemét Gallery, Kecskemét | |
| Hungarian Culture House, Berlin | |
| 1976 | Artist Colony' Gallery, Szentendre (memorial exhibition) |
| 1962 | ~ donated pictures to Miskolc city, |
| Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc | |
| 1960 | Adolf Fényes Hall, Budapest |
| Kmetty paintings and drawings, Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs | |
| 1937 | Fränkel Salon, Budapest |
| 1931 | Tamás Gallery, Budapest |
| 1929 | Tamás Gallery, Budapest |
| 1922 | Belvedere, Budapest |
| Selected group exhibition | |
| 1996 | Art of Baia Mare, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest |
| 1994-1995 | Art of Szentendre between 1926-1935, |
| Szentendre Gallery, Szentendre | |
| 1988 | The Old Szentendre Art Colony Jubilee exhibition. |
| The Szentendre Art Colony sixty years between 1928-1988, Szentendre Gallery, Szentendre | |
| Artists' Colony Gallery, Szentendre | |
| 1983 | The Szentendre painting, Hatvani Gallery, Hatvan |
| 1982 | The Art of Szentendre, Balaton Museum, Keszthely |
| 1981-1982 | Szentendre permanent exhibition IV. sort, |
| Szentendre Gallery, Szentendre | |
| 1980 | Szentendre Artists Exhibition, |
| János Tornyai Museum, Hódmezővásárhely | |
| 1979 | The Old Szentendre Art Colony Jubilee exhibition. |
| 1977 | Hungarian art of the twentieth century, |
| Szentendre Gallery, Szentendre | |
| 1976 | Szentendre Art Colony 1976, Hungarian |
| National Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1975 | Jubilee Art Exhibition, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1972 | The old artist colony memorial exhibition, |
| Artist's Colony Gallery, Szentendre | |
| 1969 | The exhibition of the artists' colony of Szentendre, |
| Déri Museum, Debrecen | |
| 1968 | 11. Hungarian Fine Arts Exhibition, |
| Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1967 | Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre |
| 1966 | Paintings of Szentendre, Bálint Balassa Museum,Esztergom |
| New compositions, Csók Gallery, Székesfehérvár | |
| 1965 | 10. Hungarian Fine Arts Exhibition, |
| Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1962 | XXXI. Venice Biennale, Venice |
| 9. Hungarian Fine Arts Exhibition, | |
| Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| The Danube Bend in the Hungarian art, | |
| Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre | |
| Esztergom | |
| 1960 | Our fine arts after the liberation, |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| 8. Hungarian Fine Art exhibition, Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1959 | 7. Hungarian Fine Art exhibition, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1957 | Hungarian revolutionary art, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1955 | 6. Hungarian Fine Art exhibition, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1949 | Hungarian Art from 1800 to the present, |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest | |
| 1948 | One hundred Hungarian artists works, |
| Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| The Hungarian reality, Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1947 | The second free National exhibition |
| Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1943 | For the Hungarian Art, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1942 | Hungarian watercolors, Tamás Gallery, Budapest |
| 1940 | For the Hungarian Art, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1924-1943 | the New Society of Artists exhibitions, |
| National Saloon, Budapest | |
| Works in public colections | |
| Bálint Balassa Museum, Esztergom | |
| István Dobó Museum, Eger | |
| Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc | |
| Saint Stephen King Museum, Székesfehérvár | |
| Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs | |
| József Katona Museum, Kecskemét | |
| Ministry of Culture, Budapest | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| József Rippl-Rónai Museum, Kaposvár | |
| Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre | |
| Thury Gy. Museum, Nagykanizsa | |
| Tihany Museum, Tihany |
