Emory Ladanyi
Thunderous
1960

About the Item

Emory Ladanyi Hungarian, 1902-1986 Thunderous Mixed Media on Canvas Signed Lower Right Inscribed & titled on Verso 40 by 48 in. W/frame 42 by 50 in. Born November 8, 1902 in Kecskemet, Hungary, the child of Mihaly and Maria Ladanyi, Emory Ladanyi moved with his family to Eger, a town famous for its good wine. He studied at the High School of Science and Art. At fifteen, he discovered anatomy in a textbook and began to consider a career in medicine, and was accepted into the Medical School of The University of Budapest to become a medical student. He received his doctoral degree in 1927 and did his residency in dermatology in the largest hospital in Berlin, then one of the most prominent dematology centers of Europe. In Berlin, he was especially impressed by the works of Edvard Munch, forerunner of German Expressionism, who exerted a lasting influence on his work. Following medical residency in Vienna, he was also impressed by the works of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Kokoschka. In 1928 he returned to Budapest to continue postgraduate studies, also advancing his art education. His many friends were among the avant-garde poets and writers of that time. In March 1929, he arrived in New York. June of that year, he passed the medical boards, and in September received his license to practice medice in the State of New York. Outside of the medical profession which enabled him the livelihood to continue to paint, he moved exclusively in avant-garde circles of New York City. He was a close friend of the composer Edgar Varese. Others of his circle were poet Kenneth Patchen, writers Anais Nin and Henry Miller. After Pearl Harbor, Ladany at forty years of age, volunteered for service in the US Army and was commissioned a captain in the Medical Corps. During the duration of the war, he gave up his medical practice and his wife, Ila/Ilona (b. Feb 18, 1901) who immigrated from Hungary in January 1930, remained in a small New York apartment. After the war in 1945, he started to rebuild his professional life in medicine while continuing his work as an artist. In subsequent years, his continuing art was shown in multiple exhibitions (listed separately), and his art was purchased and displayed in many private collections and museums both nationally and international. Emory Ladanyi passed away in October 1986 in New York City, his wife in April 1987 in New York City, they had no children. SOME EXHIBITIONS Gallerie Sturm, Berline, 1927 Barta Miklos Tarsag, Budapest, 1929 Society of Independent Artist, NYC, 1932 Park Lane Gardens, NYC, 1934 Salons of America, The Forum in rockefeller Center, 1935 Brooklyn Museum, Oil paintings by Living Artist, 1935 Contemporary Arts Gallery, Mid-Season Retrospective, 1936 American Artist Congress, NYC 1939 International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute, Chicago, 1939 New York World's Fair, American Pavillion, 1939 Modern Art Studio, NYC, 1944 Museum of Art, Springfield, Mass, 1959 Ninth Annual New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild, 1959 National Academy of Design, 1960 Silvermine Guild of Artist, Lever House, NYC 1964 Hartford Art Foundation, Hartford, Ct 1965 Niveau Gallery, NYC 1966, 1967-1977 Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, The Avant Gard of Hungary in the Nineteen Thirties Group, 1980 Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland, 1983 Lyle Evan Gallery, Lexington, Mass. 1984 BOOKS Ladanyi, by Walter L. Strauss, 1977, Abaris Books, Inc. Introduction by Walasse Ting Collages, 1984, Matignon Gallery Woodcuts, 1986, Kovesdy Gallery Provenance: Private Collection, New York Le Trianon Fine Art & Antiques Art L55

Creator:

Emory Ladanyi (1902 - 1986)

Creation Year:

1960

Dimensions:

Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Modern

Period:

1960-1969