{"id":871,"date":"2021-02-23T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T18:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/szonyimuzeum.hu\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2024-11-16T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:38:03","slug":"szonyi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/szonyimuzeum.hu\/en\/szonyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography of Sz\u0151nyi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"The true artist is not bound by existing rules, he does not adopt a rigid pattern, but creates a new world from within himself, and sets up his own laws.\"<\/p>

Istv\u00e1n Sz\u0151nyi<\/strong><\/p>

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1894<\/div><\/div>
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Born on 17 January in \u00dajpest as Istv\u00e1n Schmidt<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1898<\/div><\/div>
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his father changed their surname from Schmidt to Sz\u0151ny<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1913<\/div><\/div>
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student of K\u00e1roly Ferenczy at the College of Fine Arts<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1914<\/div><\/div>
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works at the art camp in Nagyb\u00e1nya as a scholarship holder of the College of Fine Arts<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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serving in the military <\/div><\/div><\/div>
1916<\/div><\/div>
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Jol\u00e1n's daughter is born<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1917-1918<\/div><\/div>
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working again in Nagyb\u00e1nya as a soldier on leave <\/div><\/div><\/div>
1918<\/div><\/div>
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continues his studies in Istv\u00e1n R\u00e9ti's class<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1919<\/div><\/div>
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expelled from college after the fall of the Soviet Republic for his involvement in reform movements<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1921<\/div><\/div>
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first collection exhibition at the Ernst Museum, wins the Grand Prize of the Szinyei Society, becomes a member of the Society, goes on a study trip to Austria and Germany <\/div><\/div><\/div>
1924<\/div><\/div>
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marries Melinda Bart\u00f3ky and they move to Zebeg\u00e9ny;
opens its second exhibition at the Ernst Museum, Zsuzsa's daughter is born<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1925<\/div><\/div>
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teaches at the Free School of the City Centre<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1926<\/div><\/div>
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Peter's son is born<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1928<\/div><\/div>
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He is awarded a scholarship to Rome, but returns home after a few months, because the main source of inspiration for his art is already Zebeg\u00e9ny<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1930<\/div><\/div>
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Teaches in his own free school on Baross Street in Budapest<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1933<\/div><\/div>
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State Small Gold Medal for his work \"Calf for Sale\"<\/div><\/div><\/div>
From 1937<\/div><\/div>
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appointed teacher at the College of Fine Arts<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1939<\/div><\/div>
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State Grand Gold Medal in recognition of his life's work<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1941<\/div><\/div>
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Corvin is awarded a wreath and edits the book The School of Fine Art, which includes a chapter on drawing, oil and tempera painting<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1942<\/div><\/div>
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painting of the fresco of the church of St Imre in Gy\u0151r N\u00e1dorv\u00e1ros<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1943<\/div><\/div>
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his work Image - Notes on Art is published<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1944-45<\/div><\/div>
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hides persecuted people in his studio during the German occupation and prepares false documents for them, the whole family takes part in the rescue, for which they are awarded the posthumous Yad Vashem Medal in 1986<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1945<\/div><\/div>
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Member of the National Assembly (by invitation), son of Peter died<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1948<\/div><\/div>
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successful at the Venice Biennale and the Olympic art exhibition in London<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1949<\/div><\/div>
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Kossuth Prize winner, Zsuzsa's daughter and her husband M\u00e1tty\u00e1s Triznya leave Hungary<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1951<\/div><\/div>
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his grandson, Jol\u00e1n Sz\u0151nyi's son, P\u00e9ter Kom\u00e1romy is born<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1952<\/div><\/div>
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Awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of Hungary<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1954<\/div><\/div>
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retrospective exhibition opens at the Ernst Museum<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1956<\/div><\/div>
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Honoured with the title of Distinguished Artist of Hungary<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1957<\/div><\/div>
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paints a sketch of the history of the postal service for the Csepel Post Office No. 1, and \u00c1goston Koll\u00e1nyi makes a portrait film about the artist<\/div><\/div><\/div>
1960<\/div><\/div>
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who died on 30 August at his home in Zebeg\u00e9ny<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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