György Kornis (February 26, 1927 in

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– March 27, 2011 in

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) was a Hungarian

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. He studied in

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. His artistic style is Abstract

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, influenced by

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...

and

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

. From 1980 to 1990 he lived in

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and later in

. He began his career as a

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at the

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Career

*1946–1949 - stage designer of Paris Opera *1952 - he returned to Budapest *From 1957 - member of the ''Studio for Young Artists'' (''Fiatal Művészek Stúdiója'' ) *1988–2002 - lives and works in Vienna *Since 1994 - member of

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, ) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 38 Nobel Prize laureates. The European Academy of Sciences and ...

*1997 - received a Merit Award of Hungary (''Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend'') *2002 - he returned to Budapest

Important exhibitions

* 1970 Sammlung Dieter, Frankfurt * 1973 Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna * 1974 Botsom Gallery, London * 1976 Galerie Bernard, Paris * 1983 Mednyánszky Terem, Budapest * 1987 Miskolci Galéria * 1988 Galerie De Pélichy, Brussels * 1989 1991, 1992 Galerie Sanner, Darmstadt * 1989 ASL Galerie, Ghent * 1993 Hotel Kempinsky, Budapest * 1995 Árkád Galéria, Budapest * 1997 Embassy of Hungarian Republic, Vienna * 2003 Vigadó Galéria, Budapest * 2004 Berlin * 2007 Hamilton Aulich Art Galéria, Budapest * 2007 Ernst Múzeum, Budapest

His artworks can be seen in the following museums

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museum of

* Fondation Jaques Brel,

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* Hungarian National Gallery,

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* Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs * Museum of Christian Arts,

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* Museum of Modern Art

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* Museum Moderner Kunst, Ludwig Stiftung,

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's Modern Art Museum * Műterem Galéria (

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) * T-Art Foundation,

References

Műterem Galéria

KORNIS György , Artportal

Népszabadság Online: Kornis-képek születésnapra
1927 births Hungarian painters École des Beaux-Arts alumni 2011 deaths Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts {{Hungary-painter-stub