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

Isaac Perlmutter (1866 - 1932)
Isaac Perlmutter
1866 - 1932
András Beck (1911 - 1985)
András Beck
1911 - 1985
Emile Lahner (1893 - 1980)
Emile Lahner
1893 - 1980
Nandor Wagner (1922 - 1997)
Nandor Wagner
1922 - 1997
János Mattis-Teutsch (1884 - 1960)
János Mattis-Teutsch
1884 - 1960
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895 - 1946)
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
Ádám Dallos (1986)
Ádám Dallos
1986
Sala Lieber (1980)
Sala Lieber
1980
Elmyr de Hory (1906 - 1976)
Elmyr de Hory
1906 - 1976
Imre Bak (1939 - 2022)
Imre Bak
1939 - 2022
Mark Rubovics (1867 - 1947)
Mark Rubovics
1867 - 1947
Cornell Capa (1918 - 2008)
Cornell Capa
1918 - 2008
Margit Kovács (1902 - 1977)
Margit Kovács
1902 - 1977
Victor Madaras (1830 - 1917)
Victor Madaras
1830 - 1917
Vilmos Aba-Novak (1894 - 1941)
Vilmos Aba-Novak
1894 - 1941
György Galántai (1941)
György Galántai
1941

Creators Orientalism

Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt (1889 - 1965)
Marcel Rene von Herrfeldt
1889 - 1965
Florent Mols (1811 - 1896)
Florent Mols
1811 - 1896
Charles Cordier (1827 - 1905)
Charles Cordier
1827 - 1905
Modesto Faustini (1839 - 1891)
Modesto Faustini
1839 - 1891
Joseph Coomans (1816 - 1889)
Joseph Coomans
1816 - 1889
Manuel Muñoz y Otero (1850)
Manuel Muñoz y Otero
1850
Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)
Friedrich Nerly
1807 - 1878
Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840)
Thomas Daniell
1749 - 1840
Narcisse Berchère (1819 - 1891)
Narcisse Berchère
1819 - 1891
Franz Xaver Kosler (1864 - 1905)
Franz Xaver Kosler
1864 - 1905
Charles Hamilton (XIX century - XIX century)
Charles Hamilton
XIX century - XIX century
Fernando Tirado (1862 - 1907)
Fernando Tirado
1862 - 1907
Théobald Chartran (1849 - 1907)
Théobald Chartran
1849 - 1907
John Dollman (1851 - 1934)
John Dollman
1851 - 1934
Henri Baron (1816 - 1885)
Henri Baron
1816 - 1885
Gustav Bauernfeind (1848 - 1904)
Gustav Bauernfeind
1848 - 1904