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"Gladiolen", 36 x 27, oil on canvas, signed lower right
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Ernest De Nagy, noted Hungarian painter, is known for his
paintings of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre scenes,
musicians, gardens, carriages, costal and maritime scenes. He
also painted many famous portraits over the years including General
"Blackjack" Pershing, whose portrait hangs at the Army Base in
Arlington Virginia.
He usually worked in oil paint and painted in a realism style, and he
lived in Ogunquit, Maine. De Nagy's name and dates often get confused
with his son Ladislas (or Laszlo, or Lazlo) De Nagy (Hungarian,
1906-1944), who was also a noted painter and who passed away at an
early age.
Ernest De Nagy also had a daughter Eva De Nagy, 1911-1999, who a noted
painter as well and who later owned the Eva De Nagy Art Gallery in
Provincetown, MA.
Ernest’s artwork can be found in many public and private collections worldwide.
Chronology:
1881- Born, Budapest, Hungary.
circa early 1900’s-1910’s- Ernest traveled and painted throughout Europe.
1906- Son Ladislas (or Laszlo, or Lazlo) Moholy De Nagy (Hungarian, 1906-1944) was born, Hungary.
1911- Daughter Eva De Nagy (Hungarian-American, 1911-1999), was born, Hungary.
circa 1911- 1920’s- Ernest lost his first wife to Cancer (unknown name).
circa
1920’s- Ernest remarried to his second wife Irma (née Eazol) De Nagy
(Hungarian-American, 1897-1977), the well known palmist, author and
lecturer who also studied painting under her husband and also became an
artist of excellence. She had two sons from her previous marriage into
the aristocratic Nozdroviczky family in Hungary (unknown names).
1931- Ernest, Irma and their children emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City.
1934-
Exhibited, group show, 12th Annual Exhibition of the Salons of America,
Forum Rockefeller Center, NYC. Exhibited, group show, Eighteenth Annual
Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, Grand Central Palace,
NYC.
circa 1940’s- Ernest spent some time in New Orleans,
LA. The family moved to McKee City, New Jersey, near Atlantic City,
where Ernest opened an art gallery and art studio.
1944- Son Lazlo died, Trenton, NJ.
1952- Ernest died, NJ.
1977- October, his wife Irma died, NJ.
1999- Daughter Eva died, Provincetown, MA.
Publications: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975, by Peter Hastings Falk, 1999; The Artists Bluebook, by Lonnie Pierson Dunbier (Editor), AskArt.com, Inc., 2005.
(Rewritten in parts & compiled chronologically by Mark Strong of Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc., East Aurora, NY, 09/2009.
Sources: A special thank you to a member of the De Nagy family (who
wishes to remain anonymous) for providing additional information and
clearing up a few facts and missing information; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975, by Peter Hastings Falk, 1999; Davenport's Art Reference:
The Gold Edition, by Ray Davenport, 2005; AskArt.com with permission,
quick facts and prior discussion board entries; fultonhistory.com,
online digitized news article, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, “The Salons 12th Annual Holds Record For Size”, Sunday, April 15, 1934, Pg. 14 B-C, Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1934
Grayscale – 4056.pdf; handresearch.com, online news article, “Hands in
the News: About Irma De Nagy”, March 4, 2009; trocadero.com) | |
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