Are you a fan of Impressionism?

Then I have a great place for you to visit in Budapest: it’s Kogart House on Andrássy Street. A temporary exhibition has opened for those interested in impressionism, titled In The Current of Impressionism. Several works of great Hungarian painters can be found in the gallery, such as Mihály Munkácsy, Gyula Benczúr, Oszkár Glatz, Antal Csók, János Vasary – just to mention a few of the most famoust ones.

Impressionism meant a completely new chapter in the history of art in the 19^th century as it opened doors toward modern arts. All impressionist works have a special atmosphere that had not been expressed before: these paintings capture the freedom and happiness that people were able to find only in nature. In most of the pieces the visitor will find people having fun and enjoying themselves outdoors: sitting in boats, lying on the grass, taking walks in the woods, having a picnic, etc.

The exhibition provides an overview of the early Hungarian impressionist artists from the 19^th century until the 1910’s. The paintings have been collected from all around the world, such as, the United States, Germany or Austria. Probably the two most important pieces of these are “Szánarakás” by Mihály Munkácsy and “Anya és gyermekei” by Pál Színyei Merse. Interesting to know that the latter one had never been exhibited in Hungary before.

The exhibition is open from April 3^rd until August 2^nd.

Kogart House can be found at: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 112. (Just across Hero’s Square)
Phone:+36 1 354 3820

Visiting hours:

Monday-Saturday: from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday: from 10 am to 8pm