József EgryParis, Brugge, Budapest, Badacsony

It was here that he learned about the art of the period and where he moved away from the learning processes typical of art academies. The temporary exhibition at the House of Arts Veszprém presents the early career of one of the most outstanding representatives of modern Hungarian painting: travel drawings, landscapes, caricatures, portraits and large-scale compositions. The exhibition, which celebrates the 140th anniversary of the artist's birth, includes a selection of works from public collections, showing the most important connections between his early work in Hungary and Europe. The main collaborating partners are: Laczkó Dezső Museum, Veszprém and Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján.

József Egry /1883 – 1951/ exhibited his first work at the age of 20, in 1903, at the National Salon, one of the most famous exhibition venues of the era. In that year he met art historian Károly Lyka, editor of the Művészet (Art) magazine, who helped the talented young man with his lack of knowledge of art on several occasions. With his support, Egry was able to travel to Paris in 1905, where he worked for a year. As long as his limited financial means allowed, he continued his studies at the Julien Academy, the Colossari Academy, and in the classes of Jean Paul Laurens and Simon Lucien. He supplemented his daily living as a loader and beggar at the Seine.