Lajos Gulácsy
Gulácsy, Lajos | |
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Self portrait with hat | |
| Born | 12 October 1882 |
| Died | 21 February 1932 (aged 49) |
Lajos Gulácsy (12 October 1882 – 21 February 1932) was a Hungarian painter with works collected by the Hungarian National Gallery. Heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, his rather dreamlike work is associated with Art Nouveau and Symbolism, but can also be considered a prelude to Surrealism.[1]
He was educated at the Hungarian Royal Drawing School in Budapest. He was traumatised by World War One and incarcerated in a psychiatric institution in Lipótmező from 1917 until his death. He went completely blind in 1924.[2]
References
- ^ Hungarian Art Nouveau (exhibition catalogue), 1979, Gyöngyi ÉRI, Hungarian National Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago, published by MAGYAR HIRDETŐ, Budapest
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lajos-Gulacsy
- Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic Artists. Vol. 212.
- Art Encyclopedia. Vol. II/306.
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 5/309. 2013-01-09.
- Vollmer encyclopedia. Vol. 2/337. 2013-01-09.