József Egry (1883–1951) was a Hungarian painter, considered a significant representative of Hungarian modernism.

József Egry
Born
Egry, József

1883
Died1951

Life edit

Egry was a student of Janos Korcsek, Károly Ferenczy, and Pál Szinyei Merse He also studied in Munich and Vienna in 1904 and at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1905. He continued his studies in Brussels.[1] Egry's works were Expressionist and Constructivist in nature. He was called as painter of Lake Balaton.[2][3]

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  • Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 4/123. 2013-01-10.
  • Vollmer encyclopedia. Vol. 2/16. 2013-01-10.
  • Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic Artists. Vol. 149. 2013-01-10.
  • Art Encyclopedia. Vol. I/589. 2013-01-10.