70. Autumn Sale

70. Autumn Sale

We have collected outstanding works of Hungarian art from the 19th and 20th centuries for our 70th Autumn Sale. The sale features masterpieces from the Private collection of the recently deceased producer and media entrepreneur Péter Kornai, along with works by Lajos Gulácsy, János Vaszary and József Rippl-Rónai.

Kornai studied and researched the works of Hungarian artists with great passion. Anecdotally he bought a painting like one buys a house – from the basement to the attic, he wanted to know everything about the given work. Although his collection consists of works from different eras and styles, it is organic and completely uniform with regards to mood and emotion, while its backbone is made up of classic modern works. As part of the Kornai collection Virág Judit Gallery auctions János Vaszary’s stunning watercolor painting (Diva lying on a Blue Sofa), József Rippl-Rónai’s fine portrait (Portrait of Count Somssich) and Lajos Gulácsy’s exceptionally rich graphic collection, which gives insight into almost all of the artist’s artistic periods.

In addition to the above, the auction material includes previously unseen Vaszary masterpieces. With one of the most representative oil works of the painter’s Parisian period (Flower Still-life with Irises and Tulips), the painting titled as The Garden of the San Domenico Hotel in Taormina will also be auctioned. The latter was previously unknown, hidden for decades in a prestigious Swiss private collection.

Another key lot of the sale is Lajos Tihanyi’s avant-garde painting Landscape of Paris made around 1925, which is a real treat for art lovers: an abstract, purist depiction of Parisian rooftops and chimneys.

The lots also include a large-scale tempera piece by Károly Patkó and further masterpieces by Béla Kádár, Vilmos Aba-Novák and Dezső Czigány.

Details

Date: October 18, 2022 (Tuesday) 6 p.m.

Venue: Budapest Congress Center

Auction Preview: October 7-17, 2022. Opened every day 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Virág Judit Gallery

70. Autumn Sale

Virtual tour

Items of 70. Autumn Sale

8

Hanna Melánia (1892 - 1972)

Wedding, 1930s

Starting Price: 2 400 000 Ft
9

Telkessy Valéria (1870-1950)

In the Garden, 1908

Starting Price: 1 400 000 Ft
11

Bornemisza László (1910-1995)

Northern City, 1978

Starting Price: 1 000 000 Ft
13

Ligeti Antal (1823-1890)

Riverbank

Starting Price: 800 000 Ft
14

Mednyánszky László (1852-1919)

Vagrant

Starting Price: 750 000 Ft
16

Fényes Adolf (1867-1945)

Outdoors

Starting Price: 850 000 Ft
17

Vaszary János (1867-1939)

Florentine Woman, 1911

Starting Price: 1 200 000 Ft
18

Scheiber Hugó (1873-1950)

Sitting in a bench

Starting Price: 1 200 000 Ft
19

Schönberger Armand (1885-1974)

Loaders

Starting Price: 2 400 000 Ft
20

Schadl János (1892-1944)

Two trees (Tata), 1929

Starting Price: 3 600 000 Ft
21

Martyn Ferenc (1899-1986)

At the Beach

Starting Price: 380 000 Ft
22

Tibor Ernő (1885-1945)

Venice

Starting Price: 550 000 Ft
24

Czene Béla (1911-1999)

Girl with Flower, 1971

Starting Price: 1 200 000 Ft
25

Czigány Dezső (1883-1938)

Provence, 1934

Starting Price: 10 000 000 Ft
33

Tornai Gyula (1851-1928)

Amritsar

Starting Price: 950 000 Ft
34

Kosztolányi Kann Gyula (1868-1945)

Still-life

Starting Price: 380 000 Ft
37

Zsolnay

Vase with Flower clusters, Zsolnay, 1900

Starting Price: 2 000 000 Ft
39

Ilosvai Varga István (1895-1978)

Szentendre

Starting Price: 420 000 Ft
41

Bornemisza László (1910-1995)

Fairy Tale Town

Starting Price: 160 000 Ft
43

Zsolnay

Parrot Vase, Zsolnay, around 1914

Starting Price: 1 200 000 Ft
44

Zsolnay

Peacock table-center Zsolnay, 1913

Starting Price: 2 600 000 Ft
45

Márffy Ödön (1878-1959)

Zdenka, around 1930

Starting Price: 7 000 000 Ft
48

Lányi Dezső (1879-1951)

Nursing mother, 1920

Starting Price: 3 600 000 Ft
51

Martyn Ferenc (1899-1986)

Spanish Seaside, 1940

Starting Price: 380 000 Ft
52

Pekáry István (1905-1981)

Small Venice

Starting Price: 1 000 000 Ft