József Breznay
Illustration — József Breznay's self-portrait from 1950s • Illustration — Self-portrait (ca. 1974) József Breznay (20 September 1916 – 18 February 2012) was a Hungarian painter.
Also recorded as Jozsef Breznay
József Breznay
József Breznay (1916–2012) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1916 · Budapest.
- Died
- 2012 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Hungarian University of Fine Arts
- Honours
- Munkácsy Prize
- Languages
- Hungarian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — József Breznay's self-portrait from 1950s • Illustration — Self-portrait (ca. 1974) József Breznay (20 September 1916 – 18 February 2012) was a Hungarian painter.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
József Breznay (1916–2012) was a Hungarian painter. The painter was born and died in Budapest. József Breznay studied at Hungarian University of Fine Arts.
Languages used include Hungarian. Works by the painter are held at Hungarian National Gallery. József Breznay received Munkácsy Prize.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 01 October 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for József Breznay. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q444683 · wikipedia · József Breznay
In this article
Biography
Biography
He was born in Budapest. From 1934 to 1939 he studied at the University of Fine Arts Budapest. His masters were Bertalan Karlovszky, Ágost Benkhard, Rezső Burghardt and István Szőnyi. During 1938–39 he was Szőnyi's teaching assistant. According to the proposal of Prof. Tibor Gerevich he was appointed to receive the scholarship of the Rome Prize. He worked there as a resident of Collegium Hungaricum between 1939 and 1940. In 1940 he again received the Rome Prize. The young painter matured during these years to a painter of full-fledged style, further developing the school of painters of Nagybánya, (Baia Mare, Romania) featuring a relaxed pictorial quality. He died on 18 February 2012 in Budapest.
Personal exhibitions
Personal exhibitions
• 1946: Fókusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary • 1948: Művész Galéria, Budapest, Hungary • 1953: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary • 1954: Fényes Adolf Terem, Budapest, Hungary • 1961: István Csók Galéria, Budapest, Hungary • 1962: Galerie Barbizon, Paris, France • 1963: Galerie l'Indifferent, Lyon, France • 1964: Malkasten Kunstverein, Düsseldorf, Germany • 1965: Kunstkabinett, Hannover, Germany • 1966: Künstlerkreis, Marburg, Germany • 1969: Konshallen, Uppsala, Sweden • 1970: Kunstverein, Lingen, Germany • 1971: Galerie Pfeiffer, Brussels, Belgium • 1972: Galerie Oranje, Ghent, Belgium • Galerie Goltz, München, Germany • Palace of Arts (Budapest) Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • 1973: Galleria Antelami, Parma, Italy • 1974: Galleria l'Ascendente, Milan, Italy • 1975: Staatsgalerie, Würzburg, Germany • Galerie A. Vynecke van Eyck, Ghent, Belgium • 1977: Galleria Mariani, Parma, Italy • Club Amici dell'Arte, Ferrara, Italy • Kossuth Művelődési Ház, Kölesd, Hungary • 1978: Galleria Romana, Milan, Italy • Művelődési Központ, Csorna, Hungary • 1979: Galleria Leonessa, Brescia, Italy • Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy • 1981: Szőnyi Terem, Miskolc, Hungary • 1982: Palace of Arts (Budapest), Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • Gallery Park, Witten, Germany • 1983: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy • 1984: Gallery Park, Witten, Germany • 1985: Staatsgalerie, Hattingen, Germany • 1988: Galerie am Gewölbe, Tübingen, Germany • 1990: Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy • 1996: Collegium, Budapest, Hungary • 1997: Galerie Marceau, Paris, France • 1998: Szőnyi István Múzeum, Zebegény, Hungary • 2000: Galleria Duomo, Milan, Italy • 2001: Librerie Felltrinelli, Milan, Italy • La Rotonde, Paris, France • 2003: Galéria Melange, Budapest, Hungary • 2006: Olof Palme Millenniumi Szalon, Budapest, Hungary
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• Illustration — In 1957 • 1940-1941-1947: Római Magyar Akadémia, Rome, Italy • 1943: Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary • 1944-50 years: Hungarian Art, Fővárosi Képtár, Budapest, Hungary • 1946: Fókusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary • 1947: KEVE Kiállítás, Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary • 1948: 90 Artists, Nemzeti Szalon, Budapest, Hungary • 1950-1968: I-II. Magyar Képzőművészeti Kiállítás, Budapest, Hungary • 1955: 10 Years Art, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • Hermann Ottó Múzeum, Miskolc, Hungary • to begin 1955: Országos Képzőművészeti Kiállítás • 1957: Salon Populiste, Musee Municipal d'Art Moderne, Paris, France • Tavaszi Tárlat, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • 1958: 50. Salon d'Automne, Paris, France • 1960: IV. Exposition Internationale de Peinture, Vichy, France • 1968: Gallery Guggenheim Jeune, London, England • Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany • 1969: Magyar Művészet, Műcsarnok Budapest, Hungary • 1971: XX. Painting Biennale, Florence, Italy • to begin 1976: Miskolci Teli Tárlat, Miskolc Galéria, Hungary • 1978: Festészet'77, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • 1983: House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria • 1984: Országos Képzőművészeti Kiállítás '84, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • 1988: Tavaszi Tárlat, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary • 1989: XIV. Salon de Peinture de Bourbonne-les-Bains: Gold Medal
Public works
Public works
• 1939: Mezőkovácsháza, fresco in collaboration with Eugénia Bonda. • 1954: Komlò • Secco, Beloiannisz Gyàr • Berente Church, fresco in collaboration with Gabor Breznay and András Breznay
Films, videos
• MTV 1: Vitray Tamás: Csak ülök és mesélek: A Breznay csalàd, (The Breznay Family) 25 December 1996 • HírTV: Family tale (Családmese): " Vasarely, az ecsetkirály és a Breznay család", 25 December 2005 • Ostoros Ágnes: "A történetek igazak". Portrait of József Breznay, (documentary film) 2007. Cinema Bem, Budapest, 2008 January
Public collections
Public collections
• Hungarian National Gallery (Magyar Nemzeti Galéria), Budapest, Hungary • Damjanich János Múzeum, Szolnok, Hungary • Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) (Iparművészeti Múzeum), Hungary • Theatre Lingen, Lingen, Germany • Herend Porcelain Manufactory Ltd. (Herendi Porcelángyár), Herend, Hungary • Mobile Museum of Art, Alabama, United States
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “József Breznay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q444683: József Breznay
General reference · Wikidata
Awards, prizes
• 1937: Rotary Club Prize, Hungary • 1939: Gold Medal of the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, Hungary • 1939-1941-1947: Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Rome, Hungary • 1942: Nemes Marcell Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary • 1943: Wolfner Gyula Prize-Szinyei Társaság, Hungary • 1953: Mihály Munkácsy Prize, Hungary • to begin 1957: member of Salon des Indépendants, Paris, France • 1958: István Csók Medal, Hungary • 1962: Grand Prix, Deauville, France • 1964: Bronze Medal of the European Council of Arts • 1976: Silver Medal of Munka Érdemrend, Hungary • 1978: First prize of Carrara dei Marmi, Italy • 1989: Gold Medal of Bourbonne-les-Bains, France
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Aszalòs Endre: Breznay Jòzsef, 1982, Mai Magyar Művészet
- Breznay József, Műcsarnok 1982, catalogue
- Breznay József, Evolúció, 1996, catalogue
- József Breznay, Mostra retrospectiva, 1997, catalogue
- Breznay József, Public and Private Collections, 2007
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Paintings
18,792 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Józef SzermentowskiArtist
- Józef UnierzyskiArtist
- Jozef Van LeriusArtist
- József BorsosArtist
- József EgryArtist
- József MolnárArtist
- József RévayArtist
- Juan Agustín Ceán BermúdezArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by József Breznay?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.