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

Adolf Feniesh (1867 - 1945)
Adolf Feniesh
1867 - 1945
Karoly Marko (1822 - 1891)
Karoly Marko
1822 - 1891
Ádám Dallos (1986)
Ádám Dallos
1986
János Jankó (1833 - 1896)
János Jankó
1833 - 1896
Kutas László (1936 - 2023)
Kutas László
1936 - 2023
Victor Madaras (1830 - 1917)
Victor Madaras
1830 - 1917
Agost Benkhard (1882 - 1961)
Agost Benkhard
1882 - 1961
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar (1871 - 1960)
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar
1871 - 1960
Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997)
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
Memos Makrisz (1913 - 1993)
Memos Makrisz
1913 - 1993
Lajos Kolozsváry (1871 - 1937)
Lajos Kolozsváry
1871 - 1937
Frantisek Kupka (1871 - 1957)
Frantisek Kupka
1871 - 1957
Julius Kaesdorf (1914 - 1993)
Julius Kaesdorf
1914 - 1993
Karoy Patko (1895 - 1941)
Karoy Patko
1895 - 1941
Othmar Schimkowitz (1864 - 1947)
Othmar Schimkowitz
1864 - 1947
Farkas Bolyai (1775 - 1856)
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856

Creators Orientalism

Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829 - 1893)
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe
1829 - 1893
Jules Robert Auguste (1789 - 1850)
Jules Robert Auguste
1789 - 1850
Armand Point (1861 - 1932)
Armand Point
1861 - 1932
Frank Buchser (1828 - 1890)
Frank Buchser
1828 - 1890
Giulio Rosati (1858 - 1917)
Giulio Rosati
1858 - 1917
Théobald Chartran (1849 - 1907)
Théobald Chartran
1849 - 1907
Henri Dabadie (1867 - 1949)
Henri Dabadie
1867 - 1949
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839 - 1915)
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
1839 - 1915
Felix Vyzhivalsky (1875 - 1944)
Felix Vyzhivalsky
1875 - 1944
Constantin Font (1890 - 1954)
Constantin Font
1890 - 1954
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858
Marius de Buzon (1879 - 1958)
Marius de Buzon
1879 - 1958
John Frederick Lewis (1804 - 1876)
John Frederick Lewis
1804 - 1876
John Dollman (1851 - 1934)
John Dollman
1851 - 1934
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (1884 - 1967)
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
Raymond Allègre (1857 - 1933)
Raymond Allègre
1857 - 1933