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

Mihai Munkachi (1844 - 1900)
Mihai Munkachi
1844 - 1900
Lajos Kunffy (1869 - 1962)
Lajos Kunffy
1869 - 1962
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895 - 1946)
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
Maurice Ascalon (1913 - 2003)
Maurice Ascalon
1913 - 2003
Tamás Lossonczy (1904 - 2009)
Tamás Lossonczy
1904 - 2009
Géza Vörös (1897 - 1957)
Géza Vörös
1897 - 1957
Róbert Berény (1887 - 1953)
Róbert Berény
1887 - 1953
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Karoly Marko (1822 - 1891)
Karoly Marko
1822 - 1891
Laszlo Bornemisza (1910 - 1995)
Laszlo Bornemisza
1910 - 1995
Sala Lieber (1980)
Sala Lieber
1980
Lili Orszag (1926 - 1978)
Lili Orszag
1926 - 1978
Rita Ackermann (1968)
Rita Ackermann
1968
Memos Makrisz (1913 - 1993)
Memos Makrisz
1913 - 1993
Joseph Csaky (1888 - 1971)
Joseph Csaky
1888 - 1971
István Nadler (1938)
István Nadler
1938

Creators Orientalism

Antoine-Victor Joinville (1801 - 1849)
Antoine-Victor Joinville
1801 - 1849
Marius de Buzon (1879 - 1958)
Marius de Buzon
1879 - 1958
Franz Quallio (1844 - 1920)
Franz Quallio
1844 - 1920
Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
Peter Kornbeck (1837 - 1894)
Peter Kornbeck
1837 - 1894
Fabio Fabbi (1861 - 1946)
Fabio Fabbi
1861 - 1946
Luigi Mayer (1755 - 1803)
Luigi Mayer
1755 - 1803
David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)
David Wilkie
1785 - 1841
Karl Fedorovich Gun (1831 - 1877)
Karl Fedorovich Gun
1831 - 1877
Jose Moreno Carbonero (1860 - 1942)
Jose Moreno Carbonero
1860 - 1942
Albert Gabriel Rigolot (1862 - 1932)
Albert Gabriel Rigolot
1862 - 1932
Henry van Wyk (1833 - 1889)
Henry van Wyk
1833 - 1889
Antoine-Jean Gros (1771 - 1835)
Antoine-Jean Gros
1771 - 1835
Franz Xaver Kosler (1864 - 1905)
Franz Xaver Kosler
1864 - 1905
Felix Vyzhivalsky (1875 - 1944)
Felix Vyzhivalsky
1875 - 1944
John Maler Collier (1850 - 1934)
John Maler Collier
1850 - 1934
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