2024. April 23. Tuesday
Battonyan Exhibition Space: Memorial House of Painter Pál Molnár-C. - Battonya
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Address: 5830, Battonya Fő utca 123.
Opening hours: On prior notice
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Pál Molnár C. (1894-1981), the renowned freeman of Battonya, was a famous painter and graphic artist.
His mother, Jeanne Contat came to Battonya from Switzerland to work as a French tutor in László László's famiily. She got married to the overseer of the farm. The child born to them was called Pál Molnár.
The painter went to primary school in Battonya, and he was soon a recognized talent as far as drawing was concerned. Later he wanted to become a mechanical engeneer, but when he won a proposal for illustration, he decided to pursue the artistic profession.
He graduated from the University of Fine Arts as a student of Pál SzÍnyei Merse in 1918. After graduation he travelled to Switzerland, where he was utterly impressed by the mountains. He spent the years 1921 and 1922 in Paris. The modernity of his art is connected to this cizy.
His first Hungarian exhibition was arranged in Budapest in 1923. It was then when he added the letter C (the initial letter of her mother's surmname) to his name. As a result of his success he obtained an Italian scholarship in Rome. He spent 3 years in Italy where the study of the early Renaissance greatly influenced his artistic insight.
He was elected free man of Battonya in 1935. His name became well-known after he had been merited the golden medal of the world's fair in Paris. Pope Pius XII. granted him the gold cross for his work of ecclesiastical arts. (He painted the frescos of 17 Hungarian churches.) Pál Molnár-C, also achieved outstanding results in the field of wood engraving.
Pál Molnár-C. died at the age of 87. He left about 3500 works of art behind. His works entered numerous galleries all over Europe and the whole world. He was 85 years old when he decided to give a part of his lifework to the town where he was born - Battonya.
The Pál Molnár-C. Memorial House was built at the end of the 19th century. The attractive and symmetrical building is a worthy home for the artworks of the master, and no wonder, for the house was chosen for the purpose by himself.
The Mastered passed away in 1981, and the memorial house opened its gate before the visitors on 23rd September 1984. There has been a permanent exhibition of the paintings and graphics presented to Battonya ever since.
His mother, Jeanne Contat came to Battonya from Switzerland to work as a French tutor in László László's famiily. She got married to the overseer of the farm. The child born to them was called Pál Molnár.
The painter went to primary school in Battonya, and he was soon a recognized talent as far as drawing was concerned. Later he wanted to become a mechanical engeneer, but when he won a proposal for illustration, he decided to pursue the artistic profession.
He graduated from the University of Fine Arts as a student of Pál SzÍnyei Merse in 1918. After graduation he travelled to Switzerland, where he was utterly impressed by the mountains. He spent the years 1921 and 1922 in Paris. The modernity of his art is connected to this cizy.
His first Hungarian exhibition was arranged in Budapest in 1923. It was then when he added the letter C (the initial letter of her mother's surmname) to his name. As a result of his success he obtained an Italian scholarship in Rome. He spent 3 years in Italy where the study of the early Renaissance greatly influenced his artistic insight.
He was elected free man of Battonya in 1935. His name became well-known after he had been merited the golden medal of the world's fair in Paris. Pope Pius XII. granted him the gold cross for his work of ecclesiastical arts. (He painted the frescos of 17 Hungarian churches.) Pál Molnár-C, also achieved outstanding results in the field of wood engraving.
Pál Molnár-C. died at the age of 87. He left about 3500 works of art behind. His works entered numerous galleries all over Europe and the whole world. He was 85 years old when he decided to give a part of his lifework to the town where he was born - Battonya.
The Pál Molnár-C. Memorial House was built at the end of the 19th century. The attractive and symmetrical building is a worthy home for the artworks of the master, and no wonder, for the house was chosen for the purpose by himself.
The Mastered passed away in 1981, and the memorial house opened its gate before the visitors on 23rd September 1984. There has been a permanent exhibition of the paintings and graphics presented to Battonya ever since.
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