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Nationality
  
Hungarian

Role
  
Artist

Name
  
Gyorgy Kornis


Awards
  
Merit Award of Hungary

Movement
  
Abstract surrealism

Known for
  
Painting

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Born
  
26 February 1927
Miskolc, Hungary

Died
  
March 27, 2011, Budapest, Hungary

Education
  
Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts

György Kornis (February 26, 1927 in Miskolc - March 27, 2011 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter. He studied in École des Beaux-Arts. His artistic style is Abstract Surrealism, and influenced by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. From 1980 to 1990 he lived in Vienna and now he lives in Budapest. At a very young age, he was a Paris Opera stage designer.

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Dates

  • 1946-1949 - stage designer of Paris Opera
  • 1952 - he returned to Budapest
  • From 1957 - member of the Studio for Young Artists (Fiatal Művészek Stúdiója )
  • 1988-2002 - lives and works in Vienna
  • Since 1994 - member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • 1997 - received a Merit Award of Hungary (Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend)
  • 2002 - he returned to Budapest

    • Important exhibitions

  • 1970 Sammlung Dieter, Frankfurt
  • 1973 Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna
  • 1974 Botsom Gallery, London
  • 1976 Galerie Bernard, Paris
  • 1983 Mednyánszky Terem, Budapest
  • 1987 Miskolci Galéria
  • 1988 Galerie De Pélichy, Bruxelles
  • 1989 1991, 1992 Galerie Sanner, Darmstadt
  • 1989 ASL Galerie, Gent
  • 1993 Hotel Kempinsky, Budapest
  • 1995 Árkád Galéria, Budapest
  • 1997 Embassy of Hungarian Republic, Vienna
  • 2003 Vigadó Galéria, Budapest
  • 2004 Berlin
  • 2007 Hamilton Aulich Art Galéria, Budapest
  • 2007 Ernst Múzeum, Budapest

    • His artworks can be seen in the following museums

  • Albertina museum of Vienna
  • Fondation Jaques Brel, Bruxelles
  • Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
  • Musée du Louvre, Paris
  • Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs
  • Museum of Christian Arts, Esztergom
  • Museum of Modern Art Passau
  • Museum Moderner Kunst, Ludwig Stiftung, Vienna
  • Menton's Modern Art Museum
  • Műterem Galéria (Buda Castle)
  • T-Art Foundation, Budapest
    • György Kornis wwwbudaorsiinfohuwpcontentuploads201103Kor

    References

    György Kornis Wikipedia
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