Gyula Rudnay

Lot 58 Gyula Rudnay Hungarian, 1878-1957 The Road Along the Town Signed Rudnay (lr) and dated ...1947 (ll) Oil on canvas 15 3/8 x 19 3/4 inches C Estimate $800-1,200 Surface grime. Inpainting throughout the sky and some touches in the building in the far right edge. No other visible restoration under UV light. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

signed lower right Rudnay Inscriptions and exhibition labels on the reverse Reproduced: Bényi László: Rudnay. Képzomuvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata. Budapest, 1961. (A muvészet kiskönyvtára), 27.kép Modern Hungarian Painting 1919-1964, ed. Kieselbach Tamás, Budapest, 2004. No. 295. Provenance: formerly in Henrik Tamás' collection

signed and dated lower right Rudnay 1921 Reproduced: László Bényi: Rudnay. Képzomuvészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest, 1961. 28. picture Magyar Muvészet, 1926/No.10., 433. p. Éva Bodnár: Rudnay Gyula In: Diakonia Evangélikus Szemle. 1982/No1. 37. p. László Bényi: Rudnay. Extracts from the author's studies. 15. picture Béla Lázár: Rudnay Gyula. Budapest, 1921. X. table "There are numerous biblical topic paintings oeuvre, especially in his last period. "The wedding in Cana" reminds us of Veronese's most beautiful paintings. Magyar Muvészet, 1926/No.10., 433. p. "The Mary's arrival at the wedding in Cana" has a prominent significance among his paintings with biblical topics, (?), and according to some contemporary critics, it almost equals with Veronese's, or Tintoretto's greatest paintings. Éva Bodnár: Rudnay Gyula In: Diakonia Evangélikus Szemle. 1982/No1. 37. p