CIRCLE OF ANNA LESZNAI (Hrusov 1885 - 1966 New York)
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CIRCLE OF ANNA LESZNAI (Hrusov 1885 - 1966 New York)
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gouache/cardboard, 21,7 x 14,5 cm
monogrammed OL
ESTIMATE °€ 150 - 300
STARTING PRICE °€ 150
Anna Lesznai was a Hungarian-Austrian-American painter, graphic artist, artist, illustrator and writer. Initially, as an artist, she made designs for embroidery; around 1905 she created watercolours and illustrations based on motifs from Hungarian folk art, close to Art Nouveau. She wrote children's books, which she provided with her own illustrations; Her most famous work, “The Journey of the Little Butterfly through Leszna and to the neighboring fairy kingdoms”, was written in 1913. From 1904 to 1907 she continued her artistic training in Budapest with S. Bihari, K. Ferenczy, S. Hollosy and in Paris with L. Simon. In 1911 she took part in an exhibition by the Hungarian artist group “Nyolcok” in Budapest. There she was a member of the so-called “Sunday Circle” which included Gyoergy Lukacs, Bela Balázs, Lajos Fuelep, Arnold Hauser, Gyoergy Lukács, Károly (Karl) Mannheim and Bela Bartók;. Vienna remained Lesznai's permanent residence until 1931. In 1923 she exhibited at the Hagenbund for the first time; from 1930 to 1938, she was a full member and also a member of the Association of Female Artists in Austria. In 1931 she moved to Budapest with Gergely; In the summer months she stayed on her estate in Leszna (the name “Lesznai” is derived from this), together with other artist friends such as F. Salvendy and Georg Mayer-Marton. In 1939 Lesznai emigrated with Tibor Gergely, whom she married in New York in 1941. In the apartment they shared, she gave art lessons . Exhibitions (selection): 1932 Ernst Museum Budapest; 1976 major posthumous exhibition, Hungarian National Gallery Budapest; 2005 Petoefi Museum Budapest. Her works are included in the Hungarian National Gallery Budapest, the Janus Pannonius Múzeum, Pecs; Hatvany Lajos Múzeum, Hatvan; Vienna Museum.
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The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Landschaft
gouache/cardboard, 21,7 x 14,5 cm
monogrammed OL
ESTIMATE °€ 150 - 300
STARTING PRICE °€ 150
Anna Lesznai was a Hungarian-Austrian-American painter, graphic artist, artist, illustrator and writer. Initially, as an artist, she made designs for embroidery; around 1905 she created watercolours and illustrations based on motifs from Hungarian folk art, close to Art Nouveau. She wrote children's books, which she provided with her own illustrations; Her most famous work, “The Journey of the Little Butterfly through Leszna and to the neighboring fairy kingdoms”, was written in 1913. From 1904 to 1907 she continued her artistic training in Budapest with S. Bihari, K. Ferenczy, S. Hollosy and in Paris with L. Simon. In 1911 she took part in an exhibition by the Hungarian artist group “Nyolcok” in Budapest. There she was a member of the so-called “Sunday Circle” which included Gyoergy Lukacs, Bela Balázs, Lajos Fuelep, Arnold Hauser, Gyoergy Lukács, Károly (Karl) Mannheim and Bela Bartók;. Vienna remained Lesznai's permanent residence until 1931. In 1923 she exhibited at the Hagenbund for the first time; from 1930 to 1938, she was a full member and also a member of the Association of Female Artists in Austria. In 1931 she moved to Budapest with Gergely; In the summer months she stayed on her estate in Leszna (the name “Lesznai” is derived from this), together with other artist friends such as F. Salvendy and Georg Mayer-Marton. In 1939 Lesznai emigrated with Tibor Gergely, whom she married in New York in 1941. In the apartment they shared, she gave art lessons . Exhibitions (selection): 1932 Ernst Museum Budapest; 1976 major posthumous exhibition, Hungarian National Gallery Budapest; 2005 Petoefi Museum Budapest. Her works are included in the Hungarian National Gallery Budapest, the Janus Pannonius Múzeum, Pecs; Hatvany Lajos Múzeum, Hatvan; Vienna Museum.
PLEASE NOTE:
The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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CIRCLE OF ANNA LESZNAI (Hrusov 1885 - 1966 New York)
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