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Portrait of Simon Hollósy

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Baia Mare SchoolPainting

Simon Hollósy

1857 – 1918 Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș

Founder of the Baia Mare artists' colony.

Born in Sighet, Hollósy ran an influential private school in Munich; in 1896 he led his students to Baia Mare, founding the plein-air colony that transformed Central European painting.

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Works

Notable works

  1. № 01 · 1885

    Corn Husking

    Oil on canvas

    Hungarian National Gallery

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