Hungarian painter Peter Benedek (1881-1984) showing a scene titled “Gypsy Life”. The painting is oil on canvas measuring 31 ¼” x 31 ¼, and having framed dimension of 34 ½” x 34 ½”. The painting is oil on canvass, mand is in good or better original condition. Requires cleaning.
Péter Benedek (Uszód, June 29, 1889 - Budapest, December 25, 1984) is a Hungarian naive peasant painter.Self-taught. He worked as a farmer and then as a factory worker in a military plant during World War I. His instinctive talent was discovered here by Jenő Bálint, who became his patron.He organized his first exhibition of his collected works in 1923. Contemporary criticism and the art community also received his art with great acclaim. Peter Benedek was the first "naive" to achieve significant artistic success.From the late 1930s onwards, his works were only featured in auction exhibitions. It was forgotten in the 40s and 50s. He worked as a day laborer again. He lived in Uszód, Kalocsa, from 1949 in Cegléd.
It was not until the 1960s that his art was rediscovered. He has a memorial house in Uszód. He drew his themes from village life and his own environment. He painted life pictures, still lifes and portraits. His self-portraits stand out among his works. His works are characterized by an objective, emotionless, naturalistic representation.
Awards, recognitions1970: Master of Folk Art1974: Gold Degree of the Order of Merit.Solo exhibitions1923 - Art House of Art1928 - National Salon, Budapest1929 - Künstlerhaus, Vienna - Studio Exhibition, Budapest1964 - Kossuth Museum, Cegléd1970 - Primary school, Swimming pool1974 - Kossuth Museum, Cegléd1978 - permanent exhibition, Kossuth Museum, Cegléd1984 - County Cultural and Youth Center, Szolnok.Selected group exhibitions1934, 1938 - Exhibition of ancient talents, National Salon, Budapest1967 - Hungarian Naive Art, King St. Stephen's Museum, Székesfehérvár1972 - Hungarian naive art in the XX. century, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest.Works in public collectionsDéri Museum, DebrecenJanus Pannonius Museum Modern Hungarian Gallery, PécsKossuth Museum, CeglédMuseum of Hungarian Naive Artists, KecskemétLiteratureBálint J .: Péter Benedek, painter and architect, Budapest, 1923Bálint J .: Péter Benedek, farmer-painter, Budapest, é. n. [1928]Pán Bánszky: Naive Art in Hungary, Budapest, 1984"The Hungarian Rousseau?" Lectures of the scientific session of the centenary Péter Benedek, Kecskemét, 1990 (with literature).