Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-19
good turn, ard said, The very ssme'
That was only ten minutes ago aud now
there be isl"
ACnAr WITH HCSKAcsr.
Heu the Artist Learnsd % Paaas-io-
seresasng Iseidsass.
lNax York World.l

NJ. Nunkacsy was seen yesterday AZ toc
Hoffman House, aud saId in answer 10 m
quiries:
"You ask one bow became painter and
vho my master was. Well. let us take 40
the second onesiion frst. To be truthful.
never bad master or studied painti1g.
During various periods al my life have
been favored with the e'atrte into the
studios of MANY famons artists. among
tb,m Piloty and Liebel. both Of Munich,
vet dare saw none Of them would seknoS-
ledge me as their pupil, simply because
whatever have done has been Ia my own
way. and II have achieved success II has
been in working out NV ideas on my own
lines. Afttr all. YOU know, am merely 3
practical painter. aud have but little know
ledge ana less respect FOR the rules. reglla-
tions, and long-winded theories which
some Young men learn by beart in order
tbaf they. too, may become artists.
.And how did become an atisti Well,
vou ask me for the story OF my life, and
will tell il YOU as shortly aud succincuy A.
| can. An artist mIst be child Of great
slsdrcss or OF great sorrow. WAS the laf-
Ter. first saw my native country 10 the
wears subsequent te the Invasion OF the
Russian hordes. Though born in 1874 Fny
memory begins With the year 1st9. IL WA
then ny mother died. A great famine pre-
vailed in our country, and she succumbed-
victim oi starvation. Then my iatheT
was thrown into prison for hi> particip.iio
I'm tue uprising, " here he soon died-at 'east
50 they said.
"In the next few months there was 40
civil government for good or evil m the
country. Bely9rS or robbers controlled
The country districts. One night they at
tackled nv uncle's houSe and in silence bv
stealth killed an Ifs occupants save me. |
awoke on the breast Of my aunt. who was
cold in death. You may well Imagine that.
| having passed through these experiences.
was not 4 very gay boy. | remember once
when trsi went 10 school they asked me
Why / did not llu-h. | told them the
| truth when | answered that Il had
| never learned how ] was thought
| fol II my temperament aud given
| 10 git5sleien. When about thirteen
wears Of age was appreniiced to carpen'
| ter and worked for some yeaIs In making
clothes.cbests for the peasants. knew how
! very fond these good people were OF gay
colOrs, and used 30 delight them by paint
ing rough pictures or sketches on theii
| boxes. | never Will forget the gratitude oi
au old seryian-you know there are somg
! three million Servlnns IN Hungary WHOM
| sent out into the New World with all the
| great and wonderful deeds OF Mark
BraukoyIch emblozoned on his trunk
some wears laier | saw The portrait
| painter szumCsy at work In Gyula.
| Thon Il was all clear 10 me.
| knew W hat / had been dreamngabou' and
for wha; bad longcd. | determined also
TO become o painter, and after years OF hare
labor believe nave become one. O
course passed through much 0i WINK l
calico suHeuug In tue mean time. wa
often a sell elected guest at the tlbs fh5,
| OF Hazard. and sometimes Dame Forum
would neglect to place plate for me. 81
of thee should not 20 10 discourage ih'
budding srtisi. but mer,ly 10 show hin
that tie palm j. never TO De obtained with
out The preceding struggling.
In conclusion have one thing 20 sav
WHEN have dcicrm ned on subject ] d.
not study 10 cce,sCrics or read up th'
ehole of II. literature. | believe know a
hule about archaeology az an artist car
know. II. then, there Is anything prsise
worthy or elevating in my pictures II is ih'
hight Of an inward grace w1ich has com'
to me. which / have perceived aud en-
! deavoTed b. perpotuaic on canvas"