Gábor, Marianne (1917 - 2014)
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Marianne Gábor – Biography, Artistic Career, Awards and Exhibitions
Marianne Gábor was born in 1917 in Budapest. She studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts under István Réti and István Szőnyi and was awarded the Nemes Marcell Prize in 1939. In 1938, the Szinyei Society presented her first two paintings to the public. She received the Hatvany Prize in 1941 and further recognitions in 1940 and 1942. Between 1941 and 1943 she worked at the artists’ colony in Zebegény.
From 1948 onward she gained international recognition. Her works were exhibited in numerous countries, and she became widely acknowledged in Italy, where several art academies elected her as a member and honored her with gold medals and the title of “Academic Master.”
She painted atmospheric landscapes and cityscapes with soft colors, genre scenes, and expressive, often ironic portraits. Her style is light and sketch-like, highlighting essential characteristics through minimal outlines and color accents.
Her works are included in major public collections in Hungary and internationally.
Year
Biography
1917
Born in Budapest
1935–1941
Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
since 1958
Société Européenne de Culture
since 1979
Member of the Italian Academy of Arts
Teachers: István Réti and István Szőnyi
Awards
1979
Gold Medal of the Italian Academy of Arts
1978
Distinguished Artist
1976
Leonardo Medal, Florence
1945
Reconstruction Prize
1942
Award of the Szinyei Society
1941
Hatvany Ferenc Prize
1940
Award of the Szinyei Society
1939
Nemes Marcell Prize
Works in Public Collections
Associazione Giuristi, Rome
Conseil Mondial de la Paix, Brussels
Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
Déri Museum, Debrecen
Fondation Michel Károlyi, Vence
Budapest Municipal Gallery
Galleria Comunale, Florence
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Graphis Arte, Livorno
Museum of Military History, Budapest
House of Satire, Gabrovo
István Király Museum, Székesfehérvár
Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris
Museo Comunale, Livorno
National Museum, Berlin
National Museum, Gabrovo
National Museum, Lublin–Majdanek
Palazzo della Provincia, Grosseto
Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo
Petőfi Literary Museum, Budapest
Société Européenne de Culture, Venice
State Museum, Dresden
Szatmári Museum, Mátészalka
Thúry György Museum, Nagykanizsa
Municipal Gallery, Grosseto
Jewish Museum, Budapest
