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Charles HarsanyiCharles Harsanyi Modernist Winter Scene, 1946, titled "The Ferry No 2"1946
1946
About the Item
Charles Harsanyi (American, 1905-1973)
The Ferry No 2, 1946
Oil on board
40 x 52 in.
Framed: 46 x 58 in.
Signed and inscribed verso
Exhibited:
Grand Central Art Galleries, 1946
Charles E. Harsanyi was born in Tapolcza, Hungary in 1905. He studied at the Royal Academy in Budapest, Hungary with A. Bankhard from 1923 to 1928. Nineteen years later, in 1947, Harsanyi moved to the U. S., settling in Jackson Heights, New York.
The painter and drawing specialist became a member of numerous prestigious art clubs including the Salmagundi Club, The Society of Independent Artists and the Allied Artists of America. Harsanyi served as an awards director and chairman of admissions for the Audubon Artists Association during the 1950s.
Later in life after living in Stephentown, New York and Cape Coral, Florida, Harsanyi passed away in Fort Myers, Florida in 1973.
STUDIED
Royal Academy in Budapest, Hungary with A. Bankhard, 1923-28
MEMBER
Salmagundi Club, 1941
Brooklyn Painters & Sculptors
American Artists Congress
Society of Independent Artists
Audubon Artists Association, jury awards director, 1952; chairman admissions
committee, 1953; nominating committee, 1955, 1956
Artists Fellow
Allied Artists of America, life member; jury awards 1945; jury selection, 1954
AWARDS
Long Island Art League, 1954 (prize)
Cumberland Valley Artists, 1949, 1950, 1952 (prizes)
EXHIBITIONS:
Society of Independent Artists, 1929, 1930, 1936-40, 1943, 1944
National Academy of Design, 1933-55
Salons of America, 1934
Brooklyn Museum, 1934
Corcoran Gallery, 1935-51 (four times)
Allied Artists of America, 1935-53 (bronze medals 1944, 1953)
Doctor Saharunis Art Gallery, Naples, Florida, 1970s
American Federation of Arts traveling exhibit
Farnsworth Museum, 1950
Springfield Museum of Art, 1947-50
Denver Art Museum, 1937-39
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, 1937-46 (prizes 1938, 39, 41, 43, 54)
(gold medal 1946)
Butter Art Institute, 1953
World's Fair, New York, 1939
Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939
Art Institute of Chicago, 1941-44
Cincinnati Art Museum, 1941
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1942, 1948, 1949
Salmagundi Club, 1946 (prize), 1951 (prize)
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1953, 1955 (William Bradford
Green Memorial Prize in 1945, 1953, 1955)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Biennial, Richmond, 1942, 1946
Audubon Artists Association, 1945-52
Mint Museum of Art, 1946
WORK
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, Maryland
Rensselaer County Museum of Art, Troy, New York
U. S. Government, Washington, D. C.
REFERENCES
Dunbier (ed.), The Artists Bluebook: 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
Falk (ed.), Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975
Life Magazine, "Monhegan Island," August 1950
Falk (ed.), The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
Falk (ed.), Annual Exhibition Record, 1901-1950, National Academy of Design
Falk (ed.), Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Falk (ed.), Who Was Who in American Art, Artists Active 1898-1947
Marlor, The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
Mallett, Index of Artists, International-Biographical
Watson, American Painting Today
Marlor (ed.), Centennial Roster of the Salmagundi Club
Creps (ed.), Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U. S.
Whalen (et al.), American Art from the New York World's Fair 1939
American Artist, "A Wreck at Monhegan," February 1951
Biography from Williams American Art Galleries, sourced on askArt
- Creator:Charles Harsanyi (1905 - 1973, Hungarian, American)
- Creation Year:1946
- Dimensions:Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 52 in (132.08 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Unique Price: $22,000
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- Gallery Location:Larchmont, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2211211518522
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