Biography

Aladár Edvil Illés was born in 1870 in Pest (Pest and Buda were separated until 1950). Between 1888 and 1893 he started his studies at the National School of Decorative Arts and Fine Arts Teacher as the pupil of János Greguss and Bertalan Székely. Between 1893 and 1895 he studied at the Julian Academy in Paris, than he studied the English watercolor painting in London. From 1903 till 1935 he taught at the College of Fine Arts. With his works he regularly exhibited in the Art Gallery. In 1926 he won a small state gold medal in the Art Gallery, than in 1925 with the “Midday oxen” titled painting he won the Pállik-award. His domestic and foreign successes primarily is thanks for his carefully crafted watercolor paintings, on several of his works can be found the affect on his England, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands and Transylvania travel experiences. He worked in the Nagybánya, Kecskemét, Szentendre and Budapest Artist Colony. His works are mostly post-impressionist landscapes, and still lifes.