Gyula Tornai (12 April 1861 in Görgő – 24 November 1928 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter, now featured in the Hungarian National Gallery. He was a noted painter in the Orientalist genre.
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Select list of paintings La Dame au Camelias An Arms Merchant in Tangiers, 1890 Travelling Musicians c. 1891 African Woman, n.d. (Nice Art Gallery) The Jewelry Maker n.d. Portrait of an Oriental Man, n.d. At the Bazaar n.d. The Unfair Game n.d. (Shafik Gabr Private Collection) Discussion on the Carpet n.d. Artista Ungherese n.d. Warriors, n.d. The Moorish Smoker, n.d. The Moroccan Bride n.d. The Shisha Smoker, n.d. Oriental Smoker with Hookah and Marabou n.d. At the Shrine, 1907 A Japanese Princess Going to Church, c. 1909
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Further reading Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 10/232. Thieme Becker Encyclopaedia. Vol. XXXIII/291. Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic Artists. Vol. 625. Art Encyclopedia. Vol. IV/565.
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Gyula Tornai (12 April 1861 in Görgő – 24 November 1928 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter, now featured in the Hungarian National Gallery. He was a noted painter in the Orientalist genre.
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Education and career Tornai was born in Görgö, Hungary (today Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia), in 1861. He received his art education at academies in Vienna, Munich and at Benczúr's Studios in Budapest where he studied under Hans Makart and Gyula Benczúr. His initial paintings were pictures of popular everyday themes such as the Good Fat, Camelian Lady. His style was heavily influenced by Makart (Makartstil or "Makart’s style" in German). Following his travels to Spain, Algeria and Morocco, he turned to more exotic themes and painted works depicting street life, merchants, musicians and harems. He spent 10 years in Morocco and lived in Tangiers for a year between 1890 and 1891. In 1900, he exhibited pictures in the Exposition Universelle in Paris to great acclaim, winning the bronze medal. In 1904, he sold many of his works to raise money for further travel. In the Summer of 1905, he travelled to Far-East where he continued his interest in Orientalist themes. During this period he travelled through India and Japan. Shortly after his arrival in Japan, he painted a portrait of the former Prime-Minister, Count Okuma, who became an influential patron. This patronage gave him unprecedented access to many facets of Japanese…
