Gusztáv Frigyes Kelety, originally Klette (13 December 1834, in

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– 2 September 1902, in

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) was a Hungarian painter, graphic artist and art critic.

Biography

His father, Károly Klette, was a

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and drawing instructor for Archduke Joseph.Biography and appreciation
@ Művészet. In 1861, when a Hungarian title of nobility was granted, the family name was changed to Kelety. Rather than follow his father's profession, Gusztáv originally trained in Vienna to be a lawyer, although he also took lessons from

Carl Rahl Carl Rahl, sometimes spelled Karl Rahl (13 August 1812 – 9 July 1865), was an Austrian painter. Life Rahl was born in Vienna to Carl Heinrich Rahl (1779–1843), an engraver. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and won a prize at ...

. Upon the recommendation of his professor, Tivadar Pauler, he became a tutor to

Loránd Eötvös Baron Loránd Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (or Loránd Eötvös, , '' hu, vásárosnaményi báró Eötvös Loránd Ágoston''; 27 July 1848 – 8 April 1919), also called Baron Roland von Eötvös in English literature, was a Hungarian physicist ...

, the son of Baron

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. That family's influence would later prove significant to his career. Soon, his law studies became secondary to his art studies and he spent some time at the

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, where he studied with

Johann Fischbach Johann (Franz) Fischbach (5 April 1797, Grafenegg – 19 June 1871, Munich) was an Austrian painter. Life He was the son of one of Count Breunerschen's stewards. His art studies began at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he studied under J ...

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and Eduard Schleich.Artportal
: Brief biography. In 1871, Baron Eötvös, who was then the Minister of Education, sent Kelety on a study tour to investigate how art instruction was conducted in other countries. He travelled to France, Belgium and Germany and produced a report titled ''The Function of Art Education in Our Country and Abroad'', which recommended that a uniform system be established; including a "pre-art" school. The proposal was accepted and the "Hungarian Royal National School of Arts and Crafts" (now the

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design The Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (in Hungarian: Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem, MOME), former Hungarian University of Arts and Design, is located in Budapest, Hungary. Named after László Moholy-Nagy, the university offers programs ...

) was launched in 1880. Kelety became the first Director. From the mid-1860s, he wrote art reviews of a mostly conservative nature, although he was among the first to notice the talents of many painters who later became well-known, such as István Nagy,

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and

Pál Szinyei Merse Pál Szinyei Merse (4 July 1845, Szinyeújfalu - 2 February 1920, Jernye) was a Hungarian painter and art educator. Biography He was born into a family of the old nobility who supported the Hungarian Revolution. Because of the political unr ...

. In his later years, he became ill with

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and attempted suicide shortly before dying of the disease in 1902.

Writings

* Béla Várdai (ed.), ''Művészeti Dolgozatok'' (Art "Papers", or "Dissertations").

Kisfaludy Society The Kisfaludy Society (Hungarian: ''Kisfaludy Társaság'') was a literary society in Pest, founded in 1836 and named after Károly Kisfaludy, who had died in 1830. It held monthly meetings and was a major force in Hungarian literary life, giving ...

, 1910.

References

External links

The Hungarian Royal National School of Arts and Crafts
@ Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem.
ArtNet: more work by Kelety.
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