László Pataky (24 December 1857, Brád - 4 March 1912, Alvinc) was a painter from

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who specialized in rural

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scenes.

Life and work

He initially studied at the arts and crafts school in Budapest then after 1880, at the

Academy of Fine Arts, Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

with

Karl von Piloty Karl Theodor von Piloty (1 October 1826 – 21 July 1886) was a German painter, noted for his historical subjects, and recognised as the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany. Life and work Piloty was born in Munich. His fa ...

as his primary instructor. He continued his education in Paris and, from 1883 to 1889, travelled between Paris, Budapest and Munich. In 1888, he was awarded a scholarship for his painting "The Messenger", which enabled him to study with

Mihály Munkácsy Mihály Munkácsy (20 February 1844 – 1 May 1900) was a Hungarians, Hungarian Painting, painter. He earned international reputation with his Genre works, genre pictures and large-scale Christian art, biblical paintings. Early years Munk� ...

. In addition to working in his studio, he helped him create his monumental painting, "Hungarian Conquest", for the

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. When that was completed, he returned to his home province and settled in Alvinc. He provided illustrations for numerous novels, including ''Marriage Without Love'' by

Carmen Sylva Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then- ...

, '' Giovanni Episcopo'' by Gabriele D'Annunzio, and ''The Soul of the Baron'' by

Géza Gárdonyi Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (3 August 1863 – 30 October 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with '' Eclipse of the Cre ...

. He also created

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illustrations for the ' (''Sunday News''), the ' (''New Times'') and Magyar Salon (an illustrated monthly magazine). Major retrospectives of his work were mounted in 1913, by the Guild of St.George, and 1918 by the Hall of Art. Many of his works are maintained in the collection of the

Hungarian National Gallery The Hungarian National Gallery (also known as Magyar Nemzeti Galéria), was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the works ...

Sources

* ''Magyar életrajzi lexikon IV: 1978–1991 (A–Z)''. Ágnes Kenyeres (ed.). Budapest: Akadémiai. 1994.
Kieselbach Gallery

Budapest Aukcio

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@ the Petőfi Literary Museum

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pataky, Laszlo 1857 births 1912 deaths Painters from Austria-Hungary Illustrators from Austria-Hungary Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni People from Brad, Hunedoara

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