Pál Szinyei Merse
Pál Szinyei Merse ( born July 4, 1845 in Szinyeujfalu, today Chminianska Nová Ves, county Sáros; † February 2nd 1920 in Jernye, today Jarovnice, Slovakia, also Paul Merse of Szinyei ) was a Hungarian painter.
Life
Pál Szinyei Merse studied from 1864 in Munich painting with Sándor Wagner and 1867-1869 Karl von Piloty. There he met, among others, Arnold Böcklin, Gabriel Max, Hans Makart and Wilhelm Leibl. From the latter inspired, he turned to the realistic plein air painting.
His major work " Luncheon on the Grass " (1872 /73) was not understood by his contemporaries long time. Therefore Szinyei Merse withdrew from 1882, heard from time to time to paint on. He lived as a Hungarian nobleman and became a member of the Hungarian Parliament ( 1879-1901 ). During this time he advocated a reform of the education of artists. 1905 persuaded him friends, again exhibiting his " Luncheon on the Grass " in Budapest, where it was enthusiastically acclaimed. In subsequent years, he has received numerous awards and honors, such as 1900 in Paris, 1901 in Munich, in 1904 in St. Louis, in 1910 in Berlin and 1911 in Rome. When he visited Paris in 1908, he developed independently of other Impressionist painters his style which characterizes his major work: the colors of the images he puts together in harmonious complementary colors and uses light effects.
In 1905 he became director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. From that time until his death he promoted young artists and supported the work of the artists' colony of Nagybánya (now Baia Mare, Romania). In 1908 he founded Hungary's first Society for Modern Art and the circle of Hungarian Impressionists and Naturalists. Shortly after his death, was founded in 1920 some of his students, including István Arató that Szinyei - Merse Society, which was artistically influential, especially up to the Second World War.
Works (selection)
- Sailboat on Lake Starnberg (1867 )
- Luncheon on the Grass (1872 /73)
- Woman in violet dress (1874 )
- Balloon by Pál (1882 )