Eszter Mattioni (1902 in

Szekszárd Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; hr, Seksar; german: Sechshard or ; sr, Сексард) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area ...

– 1993 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) was a prominent twentieth century Hungarian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. For five years she attended the Applied Arts Vocational School, and between 1931 and 1942 she worked with group of artists known as Zugliget, which included

Vilmos Aba-Novák Vilmos Aba-Novák ( hu, Aba- Novák Vilmos, until 1912: hu, Novák Vilmos; March 15, 1894 – September 29, 1941

, Károly Patkó, Emil Kelemen,

Jenő Barcsay Jenő Barcsay (14 January 1900, Katona, Austria-Hungary (today Cătina, Romania) – 2 April 1988, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian painter with Armenian ancestry.Gudenus János József: Örmény eredetű magyar nemesi családok genealógiáj ...

and

Ernő Bánk Ernő Bánk (1883, Szalmatercs - 1962, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter and teacher noted for his miniature portraits. He was a member of the Association of Hungarian Watercolour and Pastel Painters. Bánk trained as a secondary school teacher ...

. She made study trips to Italy in 1935 where she met her future husband and to the Scandinavian countries in 1939 increasing her recognition and acclaim across Europe. In 1940, she was elected Honorary Life Member. In 1946, she became Member of the Pál Szinyei Merse Society which featured the most prominent painters of Hungary.

References

External links and sources

Eszter Mattioni at Fine Arts in Hungary

1902 births 1993 deaths People from Szekszárd Hungarian educators Hungarian women painters Hungarian women educators 20th-century Hungarian painters 20th-century Hungarian women artists {{Hungary-painter-stub