Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-24
HUNGARIAN ART
| EXHIBIT OPENS
DR.. Abbot and Others Par
ticipate in Ceremonies
y at Museum.
BY FLORENCE s. BERGMAN.

An exhibition of cotemporary Hun
garian art was opened yesterday after
noon In the National Gallery, United
States National Museum, with appro-
pirate ceremony. DR.. C. G. Abbot, Sec
rotary Of the Smithsonian, expressed
pleasure and appreciation, on the part
of the institution, the museum and the
National Gallery, OF the privilege Of
showing the collection. Count Szech-
United States, responded, stressing the
fact that such an interchange Of art
between nations broadened sympathies
and increased understanding and
thanked the National Gallery, the Hun
garian Foundation and the American
Federation Of Arts for making this ex-
hibition possible. A brief concluding
address was made by George w. Wick
ersham, representing the American
Hungarian Foundation, after which the
exhibition was formally declared open,
and those in attendance were invited to
inspect the exhibits.
have sojourned in the United States
frequently enough for us to become ac-
quainted with their particular work,
the creative production Of Hungary
land, indeed, most phases Of the life OF
that nation) Is little known to US, COM
pared with that of Great Britain,
France and Italy. Our preconceived
notions of Hungary would lead us to
expect its art to be akin to Russia's--
fantastic, highly colorful and imagina-
tive. Instead, the paintings and sculp-
ture now on view in the National Gal
larry are, with few exceptions, extremely
conservative, realistic and like our own.
The Hungarian race has had extensive
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the latter element seems to have pre-
dominated, to Judge from its art.
Subjects Are National.
The subjects Of most Of the paint
ings are, Of course. thoroughly national.
There are portraits Of DISTINGUISHED
Hungarians. including Count Szechenyi,
Minister from Hungary to the United
States (and patron Of the exhibition
painted by Julius Chatter; the Countess
SzechenY and her daughter, q double
portrait in pastels by Arthur Halmi;
Nicholas Horthy, Governor Of Hungary,
Robert Zelenski, by Edward Ballo. The
last two dominate the east wall Of the
gallery in which they are shown; they
are splendid representations Of men Of
strong character and individuality. All
Of the mems portraits are enhanced by
the colorful uniforms in which they
are painted; that Of Count Szechenyi
Is particularly effective, o bluestriped
gold brocaded coat, with o dark blue
velvet furedged cape fastened with
magnificent jeweied buckles.
Hungarian types portrayed show q
wide variety Of racial characteristics.
The Hungarian Gypsy" q study In
browns, by Louis Kunffy, is o pic
turesque figure Of dark complexion and
somber mien. Mr.. Kunffy devotes his
talents to. depicting peasants, village
life and native landscape. OF equally
serious mood and somber coloring are
the Woman in @ Striped Dress" by
Peter SZule, and woman in O Lace
Mantilla," by Julius Rudnay, one of
Hungary's foremost masters. who is said
to give great influence over his younger
confreres.
In contast TO these melancholy types
depicted by Messrs. Szule, Knuffy and
Rudnay, Oscar Glatz' Girl With q
Rake" and Peter Kalman's Woman
Weaving q Carpet" are fair-compiexion-
ed and light-hearted.
Realist Is Type Painter. 20
Oscar Glatz Is one of the Nagybanya
group, who has remained true to the
realistic type Of painting largely ADAM
doned by his fellow members. He is
much interested IN open-air painting in
villages of the beaten path (Bujak and