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József Breznay (20 September 1916 Budapest – 18 February 2012 Budapest) was a Hungarian painter.
Biography
1934-39: studied at the University of Fine Arts Budapest. His Masters were Bertalan Karlovszky, Ágost Benkhard, Rezső Burghardt and István Szőnyi. 1938-39: he was Szőnyi's teaching assistant.
According to the proposal of Prof. Tibor Gerevich he was appointed to receive the scholarship of the Rome Prize. He worked there as a resident of Collegium Hungaricum between 1939 and 1940. In 1940 he again received the Rome Prize. The young painter matured during these years to a painter of full-fledged style, further developing the school of painters of Nagybánya, (Baia Mare, Romania) featuring a relaxed pictorial quality.
He died on 18 February 2012 in Budapest.
Personal exhibitions
- 1946: Fókusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
- 1948: Művész Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
- 1953: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary
- 1954: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary
- 1961: István Csók Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
- 1962: Galerie Barbizon, Paris, France
- 1963: Galerie l'Indifferent, Lyon, France
- 1964: Malkasten Kunstverein, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1965: Kunstkabinett, Hannover, Germany
- 1966: Künstlerkreis, Marburg, Germany
- 1969: Konshallen, Uppsala, Sweden
- 1970: Kunstverein, Lingen, Germany
- 1971: Galerie Pfeiffer, Brussels, Belgium
- 1972: Galerie Oranje, Ghent, Belgium
- Galerie Goltz, München, Germany
- Palace of Arts (Budapest) Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- 1973: Galleria Antelami, Parma, Italy
- 1974: Galleria l'Ascendente, Milan, Italy
- 1975: Staatsgalerie, Würzburg, Germany
- Galerie A. Vynecke van Eyck, Ghent, Belgium
- 1977: Galleria Mariani, Parma, Italy
- Club Amici dell'Arte, Ferrara, Italy
- Kossuth Művelődési Ház, Kölesd, Hungary
- 1978: Galleria Romana, Milan, Italy
- Művelődési Központ, Csorna, Hungary
- 1979: Galleria Leonessa, Brescia, Italy
- Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
- 1981: Szőnyi Terem, Miskolc, Hungary
- 1982: Palace of Arts (Budapest), Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- Gallery Park, Witten, Germany
- 1983: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
- 1984: Gallery Park, Witten, Germany
- 1985: Staatsgalerie, Hattingen, Germany
- 1988: Galerie am Gewölbe, Tübingen, Germany
- 1990: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy
- 1996: Collegium, Budapest, Hungary
- 1997: Galerie Marceau, Paris, France
- 1998: Szőnyi István Múzeum, Zebegény, Hungary
- 2000: Galleria Duomo, Milan, Italy
- 2001: Librerie Felltrinelli, Milan, Italy
- La Rotonde, Paris, France
- 2003: Galéria Melange, Budapest, Hungary
- 2006: Olof Palme Millenniumi Szalon, Budapest, Hungary
Group exhibitions
- 1940-1941-1947: Római Magyar Akadémia, Rome, Italy
- 1943: Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary
- 1944-50 years: Hungarian Art, Fővárosi Képtár, Budapest, Hungary
- 1946: Fókusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
- 1947: KEVE Kiállítás, Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary
- 1948: 90 Artists, Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary
- 1950-1968: I-II. Magyar Képzőművészeti Kiállítás, Budapest, Hungary
- 1955: 10 Years Art, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- Hermann Ottó Múzeum, Miskolc, Hungary
- to begin 1955: Országos Képzőművészeti Kiállítás
- 1957: Salon Populiste, Musee Municipal d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
- Tavaszi Tárlat, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- 1958: 50. Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
- 1960: IV. Exposition Internationale de Peinture, Vichy, France
- 1968: Gallery Guggenheim Jeune, London, England
- Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
- 1969: Magyar Művészet, Műcsarnok Budapest, Hungary
- 1971: XX. Painting Biennale, Firenze, Italy
- to begin 1976: Miskolci Teli Tárlat, Miskolc Galéria, Hungary
- 1978: Festészet'77, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- 1983: House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
- 1984: Országos Képzőművészeti Kiállítás '84, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- 1988: Tavaszi Tárlat, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
- 1989: XIV. Salon de Peinture de Bourbonne-les-Bains: Gold Medal
Awards, Prizes
- 1937: Rotary Club Prize, Hungary
- 1939: Gold Medal of the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, Hungary
- 1939-1941-1947: Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Rome, Hungary
- 1942: Nemes Marcell Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary
- 1943: Wolfner Gyula Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary
- 1953: Mihály Munkácsy Prize, Hungary
- to begin 1957: member of Salon des Indépendants, Paris, France
- 1958: István Csók Medal, Hungary
- 1962: Grand Prix, Deauville, France
- 1964: Bronze Medal of the European Council of Arts
- 1976: Silver Medal of Munka Érdemrend, Hungary
- 1978: First prize of Carrara dei Marmi, Italy
- 1989: Gold Medal of Bourbonne-les-Bains, France
Public collections
- Hungarian National Gallery (Magyar Nemzeti Galéria), Budapest, Hungary
- Damjanich János Múzeum, Szolnok, Hungary
- Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) (Iparművészeti Múzeum), Hungary
- Theatre Lingen, Lingen, Germany
- Herend Porcelain Manufactory Ltd. (Herendi Porcelángyár), Herend, Hungary
- Mobile Museum of Art, Alabama, United States
Public works
- 1939: Mezőkovácsháza, fresco in collaboration with Eugénia Bonda.
- 1954: Komlò
- Secco, Beloiannisz Gyàr
- Berente Church, fresco in collaboration with Gabor Breznay and András Breznay
Bibliography
- Aszalòs Endre: Breznay Jòzsef, 1982, Mai Magyar Művészet
- Breznay József, Műcsarnok 1982, catalogue
- Breznay József, Evolúció, 1996, catalogue
- József Breznay, Mostra retrospectiva, 1997, catalogue
- Breznay József, Public and Private Collections, 2007
Films, videos
- MTV 1: Vitray Tamás: Csak ülök és mesélek: A Breznay csalàd, (The Breznay Family) 25 December 1996
- HírTV : Family tale (Családmese) : " Vasarely, az ecsetkirály és a Breznay család", 25 December 2005
- Ostoros Ágnes: "A történetek igazak". Portrait of József Breznay, (documentary film) 2007. Cinema Bem, Budapest, 2008 January
References
- "Elhunyt Breznay József". NOL.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2024.