| auction house |
Budapest Poster Gallery |
| date of auction |
d-m-Y H:i |
| title of auction |
1. Aukció |
| date of exhibition |
2013 október 28-tól november 7-ig, hétköznap: 14-18 óráig hétvégén: 10-12 óráig. |
| auction contact |
+36306627274 | info@budapestposter.com | https://budapestposter.com/ |
| link of auction |
https://axioart.com/aukcio/2013-11-08/1-aukcio-4f |
94. item
Sándor Bortnyik: Imre Veér Lygeia. 1917.
Lithography, 95x63 cm (37.4''x24.8''). Near mint condition.
An outstanding character of Hungarian poster and fine art, Sándor Bortnyik created his first modern poster in the 1910s for the book called Lygeia.
The poster depicts a theme typical in the art of The Eight : an Arcadian idyll with lovers embracing in nature. The figures resemble the long, graphic characters of the painter Károly Kernstok. This is not a surprise since Bortnyik had attended the private school led by Kernstok from 1913. (Katalin Bakos mentions Kernstok’s influence regarding Lygeia in her book: 10x10 Years on the Streets (2007), history of Hungarian poster art).
He met the young painter János Mattis-Teutsch in this private school and through him he joined the group of activists led by Lajos Kassák. The symbolic, abstract scenery on the poster shows a close relationship with the imagery of Mattis-Teutsch’s woodcuts.
The gentle, graphic world of the poster follows the erotic-amorous atmosphere of the antique book of Imre Veér. Bortnyik used the same graphic for the cover page of the book. The book was considered to be too erotic in its time, as implied in the subtitle. The main character is a fille de joie, who embodies the “decadence of Athens”.
The piece being on sales now has gotten to the Albertina Museum of Vienna from one of the most significant early private collections, the poster collection of Julius Paul.
VÉTELI MEGBÍZÁST ADOK
