Gustáv Mallý (21 May 1879 – 3 August 1952) was a Slovak painter. He worked in the

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styles.

Biography

Gustáv Mallý was born on 21 May 1879 in

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. His father was a tradesman, working in Austria. At the age of seven, his family returned home and settled in

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. From 1894 to 1896, he received his first artistic training in

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with , a

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portrait and mural painter. This was followed by two years at the School of Applied Arts, and completed by two years at the

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. From 1901 to 1902, he made a study trip to the United States. Upon returning home, he got married and settled in Trlinok (now Vinosady). In 1903, together with

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and , he founded a group of Hungarian-Slovakian artists, based in

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, and organized their first exhibition. In 1908, he moved his family to

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. Three years later, he established a private art school in

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. His notable students included

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, , ,

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, and

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. He was one of the founders of the (1919), based in

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. Two years later, he helped create the in Bratislava. His first major exhibit outside of Slovakia was held in

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in 1933, where he was awarded honorable mention. Mally-Shepherd

In 1941, thanks to a nomination by his fellow artist Martin Benka, he was appointed head of the drawing and painting department at the Slovak University of Technology. He was promoted to Professor of visual education at

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in 1946, but was forced to resign three years later, due to poor health. He died on 3 August 1952 in Bratislava, at the age of 73. Many of his works may be seen at the

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Collection of works by Mallý
@ Webumania
Critical notes and an appreciation
@ Antik {{DEFAULTSORT:Mally, Gustav 1879 births 1952 deaths 20th-century Slovak painters Dresden Academy of Fine Arts Academic staff of Comenius University Artists from Bratislava Slovak art educators Slovak Expressionist painters Slovak abstract painters

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