Iván, Szilárd
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Szilárd Iván was born in 1912 in Újarad (city in Romania). Between 1928 and 1938 he was the pupil of István Szőnyi in his private school, than at the Academy of Fine Arts he learnt with István Réti. In 1935-1936 he was the fellow of the Roman Collegium Hungaricum.
In 1937 he got Bertalan Székely- and in 1945 the Szinyei Society –award, in 1952 the Munkácsy award was given to him, and he was awarded by the Gold Grade of the Work Merit. Between 1969 and 1980 he was the teacher at the College of Fine Arts. From his first introduction in 1942 he took part with his imagines and graphics on several individual and group exhibitions in Hungary. His major international exhibitions: Paris, 1957, 1959; Antwerp, 1958; Moscow, Helsinki, 1965.
Between 1940 and 1944 he worked in Baia Mare. He was on study trip in Netherlands and Paris. From 1962 until 1984 he was the teacher of the College of Fine Arts. He died on August 7th, in 1988 in Budapest
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1912 | He was born in Újarad |
| 1927 | School of Arts, specialized on graphics |
| 1928-1929 | István Szőnyi private school |
| 1930-1937 | Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1940-1944 | He worked in Baia Mare |
| study trip in Netherlands and Paris | |
| 1962-1984 | teacher of the College of Fine Arts |
| His teachers: István Szőnyi, István Réti, Varga Nándor Lajos. | |
| Awards | |
| 1972 | Work Merit Gold grade |
| 1953 | Munkácsy-award |
| 1947 | Székely Bertalan-award |
| 1945 | the Szinyei Society Grand Prize |
| 1944 | the Szinyei Society Landscape award |
| 1941 | Jenő Káldi-award |
| 1937 | Marcell Nemes-award |
| 1935-1936 | Roman Collegium Hungaricum scholarship |
| 1932 | Szinyei Society honorable recognition |
| Single exhibitions | |
| 1992 | Sándor Hevesi Cultural Center, Nagykanizsa |
| 1989 | Vigadó Gallery, Budapest |
| 1986 | Medgyessy Hall, Debrecen |
| 1984 | Csontváry Hall, Budapest |
| István Szőnyi Memorial Museum, Zebegény | |
| 1982 | Medgyessy Hall, Debrecen |
| 1980 | Csók Gallery, Budapest |
| 1978 | Medgyessy Hall, Debrecen |
| 1975 | Csók Gallery, Budapest |
| 1973 | Rudnay Hall, Eger |
| 1969 | Mednyánszky Hall, Budapest |
| Local History Museum, Tokaj | |
| 1966 | Hungarian National Galllery, Budapest |
| 1960 | Csók Gallery, Budapest |
| 1949 | Municipal Education Center |
| 1942 | Műbarát |
| Selected group exhibitions | |
| 1972 | III. National Watercolor Biennial, Eger |
| 1969 | Hungarian art 1945-1969, |
| Kunsthalle | |
| 1968 | Nine, Kunsthalle, Budapest |
| 1958 | Hungarian contemporary painting, sculpture and graphic exhibition, Zaal Wynen, Antwerpen |
| 1957 | Spring exhibition, Kunsthalle, Budapest |
| from 1955 | Hungarian Fine Arts Exhibition, Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc |
| 1955 | Ten years of Fine Arts, Kunsthalle, Budapes |
| 1952 | Portrait exhibition, Ernst Museum, Budapest |
| from 1950 | Hungarian Fine Arts Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Budapest |
| 1948 | Ninety artist exhibition, National Salon, Budapest |
| 1947 | Focus Gallery |
| Fifty artist exhibition, National Salon, Budapest. | |
| 1977 | Eight painter, eight sculptor, National Salon, Budapest |
| Fifty years of the Hungarian art, Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| from 1932 | the Szinyei Society exhibition, National Salon, Budapest |
| Works in public collections | |
| Capital Gallery, Budapest | |
| Local History Museum, Budapest | |
| St. Stephen King Museum, Székesfehérvár | |
| Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| Petőfi Literature Museum, Budapest |
