Gallery-Museum, The Lendava castle
Lendava
Slovenia
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<p>From 10 March, almost 100 works from the 400-piece collection of Gábor Kovács, founder of the Kovács Gábor Art Foundation, will be on view at the Castle of Lendava. The collection encompasses the history of Hungarian painting from the early 18th century to the middle of the 20th century.&nbsp;</p>

As every important private collection, the Kovács Gábor Collection has a distinct character. The collector and patron of the arts has been purchasing artworks for two decades with the intention of building a collection that fittingly represents the history of modern Hungarian painting. The collection encompasses the period from the early 18th century to the middle of the last century, and presently comprises some 400 works of art.

Continuously expanded, it is one of the most prestigious private collections in Hungary. Following a number of exhibitions at home and a few abroad, the collection is now introduced in Lendava with a special selection that guides the viewer through one of the most exciting centuries in the history of Hungarian painting.

In Hungary the 19th century was a time when the national idea came into its own: it saw modernization efforts during the so-called Reform Period, the revolution and war of independence of 1848–49, national resistance against Austrian oppression, and the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, which ushered in decades of dynamic development. The political, economic and social changes were accompanied by a prosperity in culture, a flourishing of the visual arts. By the end of the century, the essential conditions for artist training and art trade had been established, and most of the artists returned home after their studies abroad, seeking a career in Hungary, and raising the quality of the country’s art to European standards.

This exhibition offers an overview of the painting of this complex and colourful period, presenting all important stylistic trends in the art of the 19th century, from the classicist beginnings, through Romanticism and realism, to the naturalism of the end of the century.

The exhibition is presented with support from Hungary’s Ministry of Human Resources, and was jointly organized by the Kovács Gábor Art Foundation and the Gallery-Museum Lendava. It is on view until 14 May, 2017.

Creations of the collection at the exhibition

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Khoor
József
(
1817
-
1880
)
Romantic Landscape
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Kisfaludi Strobl
Zsigmond
(
1884
-
1975
)
The Lizard
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Kisfaludi Strobl
Zsigmond
(
1884
-
1975
)
Bent Forward
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Kisfaludi Strobl
Zsigmond
(
1884
-
1975
)
Lily
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Kisfaludi Strobl
Zsigmond
(
1884
-
1975
)
Sleeping Girl
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Kisfaludi Strobl
Zsigmond
(
1884
-
1975
)
Before Bath
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Schäffer
Adalbert
(
1815
-
1871
)
Still-Life with Pomegranade
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Sterio
Károly
(
1821
-
1862
)
Count István Széchenyi on Horseback
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Than
Mór
(
1828
-
1899
)
Landscape with Nude
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Brodszky
Sándor
(
1819
-
1901
)
The Reed on the Edge of the Woods
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Szentgyörgyi
János
(
1793
-
1860
)
Still Life with Flowers
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Székely
Bertalan
(
1835
-
1910
)
Portrait of Zseni Székely
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Szinyei Merse
Pál
(
1845
-
1920
)
Brookside
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Csók
István
(
1865
-
1961
)
At the Maid Agent's
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Vaszary
János
(
1867
-
1939
)
Little Girl in the Vegetable Garden
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Lotz
Károly
(
1833
-
1904
)
Portrait of Kornélia Lotz
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Lotz
Károly
(
1833
-
1904
)
Reclining Nude
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Mednyánszky
László
(
1852
-
1919
)
Land in the Tatras
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Mednyánszky
László
(
1852
-
1919
)
Tatra Scene
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Mednyánszky
László
(
1852
-
1919
)
Blossoming Trees
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Mednyánszky
László
(
1852
-
1919
)
Forest Scene with an Outlaw
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Bihari
Sándor
(
1855
-
1906
)
Watering the Horses on the Tisza Bank
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Mészöly
Géza
(
1844
-
1887
)
Fishermen's Boats on the Tisza
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Mészöly
Géza
(
1844
-
1887
)
Waterside
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Mészöly
Géza
(
1844
-
1887
)
Women Carrying Faggot
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Paál
László
(
1846
-
1879
)
Forest Scene
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Paál
László
(
1846
-
1879
)
Forest Path After the Rain
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Munkácsy
Mihály
(
1844
-
1900
)
Resting Lady
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Munkácsy
Mihály
(
1844
-
1900
)
Milton I. (Draft)
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Telepy
Károly
(
1828
-
1906
)
Riverside with a Boat
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Telepy
Károly
(
1828
-
1906
)
Magaslak, Bihar (Hunting Lodge of Count Jenő Zichy)
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Markó
András
(
1824
-
1895
)
Mountains with Cliffs
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Brodszky
Sándor
(
1819
-
1901
)
On the Zala County Side of Lake Balaton
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Telepy
Károly
(
1828
-
1906
)
Rocky Landscape
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Lotz
Károly
(
1833
-
1904
)
Watering the Horses on the Puszta
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Sterio
Károly
(
1821
-
1862
)
Rest by the Shadoof in the Puszta
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Markó
Ferenc
(
1832
-
1874
)
Before the Storm
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Markó
Ferenc
(
1832
-
1874
)
Summer in the Fields
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Markó
Ferenc
(
1832
-
1874
)
Noon Rest
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Markó
Károly, ifj.
(
1822
-
1891
)
Waterside
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Markó
Ferenc
(
1832
-
1874
)
Gypsy Woman with a Child
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Markó
András
(
1824
-
1895
)
Shepherd with Flock on a Mountain Track
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Molnár
József
(
1821
-
1899
)
Romantic Landscape with a Rocky Stream
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Keleti
Gusztáv
(
1834
-
1902
)
Forest Glade with Deers
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Molnár
József
(
1821
-
1899
)
View of the Land near Tarpatak
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Molnár
József
(
1821
-
1899
)
Birdsong (The Nightingale)
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Markó
Károly, ifj.
(
1822
-
1891
)
Italian Landscape with Resting Figure
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Markó
Károly, ifj.
(
1822
-
1891
)
Italian Landscape
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Ligeti
Antal
(
1823
-
1890
)
Sunset on the Island of Capri
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Ligeti
Antal
(
1823
-
1890
)
Italian Landscape
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Appeggi Scenery with Grape-Gatherers
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Tivoli
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Campagna Romana
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Fisherman
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Italian Landscape with Aqueduct and Rainbow
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Women at the Well
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Crossing the Stream
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Land in Italy with Reapers
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Before the Storm
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
The Calling of the Apostles
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
The Calling of Peter
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Diana Weeps for the Killed Deer
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Diana and Callisto
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
The Capture of Hylas
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
The Birth of Bacchus
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Donát
János
(
1744
-
1830
)
Portrait of Dániel Berzsenyi
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Venus and Amor
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Saint Paul Shipwrecked at Malta
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
Ino and Melicertes Tumbling into the Sea
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Markó
Károly, id.
(
1791
-
1860
)
View of Pozsony
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Horovitz
Lipót
(
1838
-
1917
)
Female Portrait
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Kovács
Mihály
(
1818
-
1892
)
Portrait of a Girl
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Székely
Bertalan
(
1835
-
1910
)
Grandchildren of Ignác Pfeffer
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Kozina
Sándor
(
1808
-
1873
)
Portrait of Three Children (The Pejacsevics Children)
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Brocky
Károly
(
1807
-
1855
)
Sons of István Medgyaszay
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Brocky
Károly
(
1807
-
1855
)
Daughters of István Medgyaszay
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Barabás
Miklós
(
1810
-
1898
)
Spring near the Church in Hodritsch
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Kovács
Mihály
(
1818
-
1892
)
Portrait of a Couple (Husband)
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Kovács
Mihály
(
1818
-
1892
)
Portrait of a Couple (Wife)
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Barabás
Miklós
(
1810
-
1898
)
Lady Wearing a Necklace and Earrings
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Barabás
Miklós
(
1810
-
1898
)
Man's Portrait
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Barabás
Miklós
(
1810
-
1898
)
Woman in Blue Dress with Pearl Necklace
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Jakobey
Károly
(
1825
-
1891
)
Wife of the Painter
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Barabás
Miklós
(
1810
-
1898
)
Female Portrait
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Marastoni
Jakab
(
1804
-
1860
)
Young Woman in Blue Dress
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Donát
János
(
1744
-
1830
)
Female Portrait
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Stunder
János
(
1759
-
1811
)
Portrait of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
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Kisfaludy
Károly
(
1788
-
1830
)
In the Tavern