Gyula Tornai (1861 - 1928) - photo 1

Gyula Tornai

Gyula Tornai, born Groszmann, was a Hungarian orientalist painter.

He received his artistic education at academies in Vienna, Munich and at the Benchur workshops in Budapest, where he studied under Hans Makart and Gyula Benchur. Then Tornai spent 10 years in Morocco and Tangier, traveling also in Spain, Algeria, observing the life of the peoples of these countries. During these years, the artist painted many paintings depicting street life, merchants, musicians and harems. In 1900 he exhibited his paintings at the World Exhibition in Paris with great success.

After 1905, Tornai traveled to India and Japan, where he was able to study customs, Buddhism and Shintoism in detail, which was rare for Europeans. Gyula Tornai had a keen observation and many of his paintings are painted with irony and humor. The Hungarian artist has a well-deserved reputation as a connoisseur of the Orient.

Date and place of birt:12 april 1861, Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia
Date and place of death:24 november 1928, Budapest, Hungary
Nationality:Hungary
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait
Art style:Orientalism
Technique:Oil

Creators Hungary

Elmyr de Hory (1906 - 1976)
Elmyr de Hory
1906 - 1976
Gyula Donáth (1850 - 1909)
Gyula Donáth
1850 - 1909
Marcel Breuer (1902 - 1981)
Marcel Breuer
1902 - 1981
Oscar Glatz (1872 - 1958)
Oscar Glatz
1872 - 1958
Rita Ackermann (1968)
Rita Ackermann
1968
Károly Lotz (1833 - 1904)
Károly Lotz
1833 - 1904
Alfred Tibor (1920 - 2017)
Alfred Tibor
1920 - 2017
Esteban Fekete (1924 - 2009)
Esteban Fekete
1924 - 2009
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913 - 1941)
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 - 1941
János Mattis-Teutsch (1884 - 1960)
János Mattis-Teutsch
1884 - 1960
Vilmos Nagy (1874 - 1953)
Vilmos Nagy
1874 - 1953
Laslo Mednyansky (1852 - 1919)
Laslo Mednyansky
1852 - 1919
Maurice Ascalon (1913 - 2003)
Maurice Ascalon
1913 - 2003
Vitold Prushkovsky (1846 - 1896)
Vitold Prushkovsky
1846 - 1896
Sandor Bortnik (1893 - 1976)
Sandor Bortnik
1893 - 1976
Ervin Patkai (1937 - 1985)
Ervin Patkai
1937 - 1985

Creators Orientalism

Théodore Chassériau (1819 - 1856)
Théodore Chassériau
1819 - 1856
Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)
Friedrich Nerly
1807 - 1878
Vincenzo Marinelli (1820 - 1892)
Vincenzo Marinelli
1820 - 1892
Ivan Semyonovich Kazakov (1873 - 1935)
Ivan Semyonovich Kazakov
1873 - 1935
Jules Laurens (1825 - 1901)
Jules Laurens
1825 - 1901
Wilhelm Gail (1804 - 1890)
Wilhelm Gail
1804 - 1890
Louis-Jules Dumoulin (1860 - 1924)
Louis-Jules Dumoulin
1860 - 1924
August von Siegen (1850 - 1910)
August von Siegen
1850 - 1910
Victor Lagye (1825 - 1896)
Victor Lagye
1825 - 1896
Edmond Hédouin (1820 - 1889)
Edmond Hédouin
1820 - 1889
Louis Joseph Anthonissen (1849 - 1913)
Louis Joseph Anthonissen
1849 - 1913
Daniel Israel (1859 - 1901)
Daniel Israel
1859 - 1901
Emilio Sánchez Perrier (1855 - 1907)
Emilio Sánchez Perrier
1855 - 1907
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846 - 1923)
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
1846 - 1923
Antoine-Alphonse Montfort (1802 - 1884)
Antoine-Alphonse Montfort
1802 - 1884
Max Schmidt (1818 - 1901)
Max Schmidt
1818 - 1901