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Charles Harsanyi
Charles Harsanyi Modernist Winter Scene, 1946, titled "The Ferry No 2"
1946

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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)

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Unique Price: $22,000

Medium:

Oil,Board

Movement & Style:

American Modern