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ROZSDA, Endre
ROZSDA, Endre
painter
(18 Nov. 1913, Mohács – 17 Sept. 1999, Paris) Rozsda planned to be a painter ever since his early childhood. Following his graduation from high school he studied beside Vilmos Novák Aba, and participated in the completion of the frescos in Jászszentandrási and Szeged. His painting was based, during this period, in his usage of colors, structuring and choosing of topics, on the traditions of Hungarian Painting. His first exhibition held at the Tamás Gallery brought unexpected success: a number of positive critiques were published in relation to the exhibition, many of his paintings were purchased, for instance by the Fine Arts Museum of Budapest. A Bartók concert, held at the Academy of Music, in Budapest brought to his attention the fact that his painting did not correspond with the era. Due to this experience he traveled to Paris with his friend Lajos Barta in 1938. He enrolled at the École de Louvre. He became acquainted with Picasso, Max Ernst, Giacometti, Viera da Silva, and became eternally friends with Árpás Szenes and Étienne Hajdu. His painting underwent fundamental changes. His colors became much more vibrant, a warm tone of red gained great significance in his works. He moved away from realism, his forms became much more simple, and angular, details disappeared. Objects and figures remained recognizable, his form of portrayal moved however much closer to abstraction. (e.g.: Ketten Egyedül /Two together, alone/, 1939; Almaágy /Apple-bed/, 1942). He produced his first surrealist paintings (e.g.: Császár a Trónon /Czar on the Throne/, 1939-1940; Az Igaz Királya /The King of Truth/, 1942; Tengeri Emlék /Oceanic Memory/, 1942), which he exhibited, following his return to Budapest, at the Alkotás Művészház, in 1943. Only a few understood his paintings, which brought new light to Hungarian Painting. He continued to work in the same spirit however, even following the end of the Second World War. He produced such significant works as the Kacsapecsenye /Roast Duck/, inspired by the Novel of Frigyes Karinthy (1946), which represented French Painting at the French Pavilion at the World Exhibition of 1958, in Brussels. As a member of the European School he participated regularly in group-exhibitions. Following 1948, during the years of prohibition, he worked for the Bábszövetség (Society of Puppeteers) and produced illustrations, and only painted in secret, furthermore was unable to exhibit. In 1956 he left Hungary permanently, and settled down in Paris. Rozsda lived in Bateau Lavoir from 1979 up until his death. André Benton wrote the introduction to his first exhibition in Paris. In 1964 he won the highest acknowledgement of the Surrealists, the Copley Award. From the 1960’s he produced mosaic-structured paintings, his works filled with colors, where everything became possible and synchronous.
One-Man Shows:
1936 • Tamás Gallery, Budapest
1938, 1939 • Rue Schoelcher, Paris
1943 • "Alkotás" Artist House, Budapest
1948 • Művész Gallery, Budapest
1957, 1963, 1965 • Galerie Fürstenberg, Paris
1966 • International Gallery, Cleveland
1970 • Brussels
1977 • The Vincent Mann Gallery, New Orleans
1981 • Galerie Jansen, Paris
1982 • Galerie Jaqueline Schotland, Basel
1983 • Mobilier National, Paris
1984, 1998, 1999 • Bateau-Lavoir, Paris
1991 • Galerie Maguy-Marraine, Lyon
1998 • Műcsarnok, Budapest (cat.)
1999 • XO Gallery, Budapest
2000 • Várfok Gallery, Budapest (cat.) • King Saint Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár (HU)
2001 • Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1945-1948 • He regularly take part in the exhibitions of the "European School".
1954 • Pintores húngaros contemporáneos, Buenos Aires
1956 • Exhibition of the "Hetek", Esztergom (HU)
1957 • Salon Comparaison, Salon de Mai, Paris • Artistas europeos contemporáneos, Buenos Aires
1959 • Jüngere Maler der Gegenwart, Künstlerhaus, Vienna
1960 • Antagonisme, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
1961 • Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme, G. Schwartz, Milan
1971 • Der Geist der Surrealismus, Galerie Baukunst, Cologne
1972 • Surréalisme 1922-1942, Munich-Paris
1982 • Reverence to Fatherland. Artists of Hungarian Extraction Living Abroad II, Műcsarnok, Budapest
1989 • I Surrealisti, Milan
1990 • Die Surrealisten, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
1991 • André Breton, Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Works in Public Collections:
Municipal Picture Gallery, Budapest
G. Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
King Saint Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár (HU)
M. de Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint Étienne, Saint Étienne
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Mobilier National, Paris
M. Sztuki, Łódż
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Bibliography:
Mezei, A.: Bevezető ~ és Barta Lajos kiállításához (cat., Az Európai Iskola XXXI. kiállítása, 1948)
Breton, A.: Le Surréalisme et la Peinture, Paris, 1965
Henry, M.: Antologia Grafica del Surrealismo, Gabriele Mazzota Ed., 1972
Dictionnaire général du Surréalisme et ses environs, P. U. F. Ed., 1982
Cserba, J.: Rozsda és bronz, Új Művészet, 1995/5.
Rosenberg, D.: ~ (cat., 1998)
Passuth, K.-Készman, J.: Françoise Gilot és ~ (cat. intro., Várfok Galéria, 2000).
painter
(18 Nov. 1913, Mohács – 17 Sept. 1999, Paris) Rozsda planned to be a painter ever since his early childhood. Following his graduation from high school he studied beside Vilmos Novák Aba, and participated in the completion of the frescos in Jászszentandrási and Szeged. His painting was based, during this period, in his usage of colors, structuring and choosing of topics, on the traditions of Hungarian Painting. His first exhibition held at the Tamás Gallery brought unexpected success: a number of positive critiques were published in relation to the exhibition, many of his paintings were purchased, for instance by the Fine Arts Museum of Budapest. A Bartók concert, held at the Academy of Music, in Budapest brought to his attention the fact that his painting did not correspond with the era. Due to this experience he traveled to Paris with his friend Lajos Barta in 1938. He enrolled at the École de Louvre. He became acquainted with Picasso, Max Ernst, Giacometti, Viera da Silva, and became eternally friends with Árpás Szenes and Étienne Hajdu. His painting underwent fundamental changes. His colors became much more vibrant, a warm tone of red gained great significance in his works. He moved away from realism, his forms became much more simple, and angular, details disappeared. Objects and figures remained recognizable, his form of portrayal moved however much closer to abstraction. (e.g.: Ketten Egyedül /Two together, alone/, 1939; Almaágy /Apple-bed/, 1942). He produced his first surrealist paintings (e.g.: Császár a Trónon /Czar on the Throne/, 1939-1940; Az Igaz Királya /The King of Truth/, 1942; Tengeri Emlék /Oceanic Memory/, 1942), which he exhibited, following his return to Budapest, at the Alkotás Művészház, in 1943. Only a few understood his paintings, which brought new light to Hungarian Painting. He continued to work in the same spirit however, even following the end of the Second World War. He produced such significant works as the Kacsapecsenye /Roast Duck/, inspired by the Novel of Frigyes Karinthy (1946), which represented French Painting at the French Pavilion at the World Exhibition of 1958, in Brussels. As a member of the European School he participated regularly in group-exhibitions. Following 1948, during the years of prohibition, he worked for the Bábszövetség (Society of Puppeteers) and produced illustrations, and only painted in secret, furthermore was unable to exhibit. In 1956 he left Hungary permanently, and settled down in Paris. Rozsda lived in Bateau Lavoir from 1979 up until his death. André Benton wrote the introduction to his first exhibition in Paris. In 1964 he won the highest acknowledgement of the Surrealists, the Copley Award. From the 1960’s he produced mosaic-structured paintings, his works filled with colors, where everything became possible and synchronous.
One-Man Shows:
1936 • Tamás Gallery, Budapest
1938, 1939 • Rue Schoelcher, Paris
1943 • "Alkotás" Artist House, Budapest
1948 • Művész Gallery, Budapest
1957, 1963, 1965 • Galerie Fürstenberg, Paris
1966 • International Gallery, Cleveland
1970 • Brussels
1977 • The Vincent Mann Gallery, New Orleans
1981 • Galerie Jansen, Paris
1982 • Galerie Jaqueline Schotland, Basel
1983 • Mobilier National, Paris
1984, 1998, 1999 • Bateau-Lavoir, Paris
1991 • Galerie Maguy-Marraine, Lyon
1998 • Műcsarnok, Budapest (cat.)
1999 • XO Gallery, Budapest
2000 • Várfok Gallery, Budapest (cat.) • King Saint Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár (HU)
2001 • Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1945-1948 • He regularly take part in the exhibitions of the "European School".
1954 • Pintores húngaros contemporáneos, Buenos Aires
1956 • Exhibition of the "Hetek", Esztergom (HU)
1957 • Salon Comparaison, Salon de Mai, Paris • Artistas europeos contemporáneos, Buenos Aires
1959 • Jüngere Maler der Gegenwart, Künstlerhaus, Vienna
1960 • Antagonisme, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
1961 • Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme, G. Schwartz, Milan
1971 • Der Geist der Surrealismus, Galerie Baukunst, Cologne
1972 • Surréalisme 1922-1942, Munich-Paris
1982 • Reverence to Fatherland. Artists of Hungarian Extraction Living Abroad II, Műcsarnok, Budapest
1989 • I Surrealisti, Milan
1990 • Die Surrealisten, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
1991 • André Breton, Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Works in Public Collections:
Municipal Picture Gallery, Budapest
G. Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
King Saint Stephen Museum, Székesfehérvár (HU)
M. de Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint Étienne, Saint Étienne
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Mobilier National, Paris
M. Sztuki, Łódż
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Bibliography:
Mezei, A.: Bevezető ~ és Barta Lajos kiállításához (cat., Az Európai Iskola XXXI. kiállítása, 1948)
Breton, A.: Le Surréalisme et la Peinture, Paris, 1965
Henry, M.: Antologia Grafica del Surrealismo, Gabriele Mazzota Ed., 1972
Dictionnaire général du Surréalisme et ses environs, P. U. F. Ed., 1982
Cserba, J.: Rozsda és bronz, Új Művészet, 1995/5.
Rosenberg, D.: ~ (cat., 1998)
Passuth, K.-Készman, J.: Françoise Gilot és ~ (cat. intro., Várfok Galéria, 2000).
