Béni Ferenczy (1890 Szentendre - 1967 Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor and graphic artist. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Szentendre ( Medieval Latin: Sankt Andrae; Serbian: Сентандреја Sentandreja; German: Sankt Andrä; Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic A graphic designer (also known as a graphic artist and communication designer) is a professional within the Graphic design and Graphic arts industry
Born the son of Károly Ferenczy, he studied art in Munich and Paris where he studied with both Bourdelle and Archipenko His art became mature after he had returned from emigration in Germany and the Soviet Union. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Antoine Bourdelle, originally Émile Antoine Bourdelle, ( October 30, 1861 - October 1, 1929) was a French sculptor Alexander Porfiryevich Archipenko (also referred to as Olexandr Oleksandr or Aleksandr) ( May 30, 1887 - February 25, 1964) "Emigrant" redirects here For the Butterflies, see Catopsilia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
After his experiences with cubism first and with expressionism later, his art evolved in sculptures with emphasized forms. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an Emotional effect it is a subjective art form While a highly talented sculptor he was one the most accomplished graphic artists in Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic of the period. He also illustared many books.
Ferenczy died in 1967. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
Post death work and the role of Erzsi Ferenczy
Erzsi (Elizabeth), married Ferenczy, in 1932, until his death in 1967, remaining a close companion, and a constant inspiration for his work and a frequent model. Before her death in the year 2000, aged 96, she devoted the last thirty-three years of her life to keeping her husband's memory alive, establishing the Ferenczy Museum, containing the artwork of the entire Ferenczy family, in Szentendre in 1972. Szentendre ( Medieval Latin: Sankt Andrae; Serbian: Сентандреја Sentandreja; German: Sankt Andrä; Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1993, Erzsi established the Ferenczy Family Foundation. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In 2005, the Foundation mounted a small exhibit at the Hungarian National Gallery to honour the memory of the artist and his wife. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hungarian National Gallery is the national Art Museum located in Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. Curators Mária Földes and Ferenc Zsákovics selected the material from the small collection of works which Erzsi had kept to the end of her life. The interest of these sculptures, drawings and ceramics is mainly personal mostly paintings and sculptures of family and friends, and loose work such as preliminary sketches.