Medveczky, Jenő
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Biography
Jenő Medveczky was born in Savnik (village in Slovakia). He was a student of János Vaszary at the Hungarian College of Fine Arts; later he studied in Paris in 1926 and in 1929 in Italy as a fellow.
He won the Szinyei Society grand prize and the New Society of Artists' Prize. In 1936 he got silver medal on the Triennial of Milan, and in 1937 he won the Diplome d'Honneur at the World Exhibition of Paris. In 1939 and in 1942 he was awarded by the József Ferenc-prize, and in 1969 by the Munkácsy award.
He was a significant representative of the Hungarian neo-classic painting, the internal harmony, the puritan simplicity of the surface-applied colors, interconnecting editing are characterized the arts of Jenő Medveczky.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1902 | He was born in Savnik (village in Slovakia) |
| Hungarian College of Fine Arts | |
| 1926 | He studied by scholarship in Paris |
| 1929 | and also in Italy |
| His teachers: János Vaszary | |
| Awards | |
| 1969 | Munkácsy-award |
| 1939, 1942 | József Ferenc-award |
| 1937 | Diplome d'Honneur, World Exhibition of Paris |
| 1936 | silver medal on the Triennial of Milan |
| New Society of Artists' Prize | |
| Szinyei Society Grand Prize | |
| Single exhibitions | |
| 1977 | Jenő Medveczky exhibition of graphics, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest |
| 1973 | Szolnok |
| Memorial Exhibition, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1969 | Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest |
| 1962 | Csók Gallery, Budapest |
| 1946 | Pécs |
| 1932 | Retrospective exhibition, Ernst Museum, Budapest |
| Selected group exhibitions | |
| 1928-1942 | the New Society of Artists, New Artists Association, on the Szinnyei Society exhibitions, |
| and seven times on the Venice Biennale he took part with his works | |
| 1938 | New Artists Association exhibition, Vienna |
| 1932 | Ernst Museum group exhibition, Budapest |
| Works in public collections | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| From 1987 there is a permanent exhibition Sárospatak | |
| Public works | |
| mural (1937, Budapest, St. Florian Church) | |
| sgraffito (1940, Budapest, Pongracz street's housing) | |
| mural (1940, Homokkomárom church) | |
| mural (1941, Tát, Church) | |
| mural (1942, Budapest, MAV Hospital) | |
| mural (1947, Budapest, Pármány P. Theological Academy) | |
| sgraffito (1955, Dunaújváros) | |
| Pano (1955, Budapest, Sándor Péterfy str. hospital) | |
| sgraffito (1966, Hops, City Hall) | |
| Pano (1967, Budapest, Art Gallery). |