Aurél Bernáth

Aurél Bernáth
Born Aurél Bernáth
1895
Marcali
Died 1982
Budapest
Movement Expressionism

Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982) was a Hungarian painter. He studied at Nagybánya with István Réti and János Thorma. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War. He moved to Vienna in 1921. Bernath's painting style was heavily influenced by the onslaught of German Expressionism. He was invited to Berlin by Herwarth Walden. Bernath shows his work at the Sturm Gallery. Two years later, he returned to Hungary and joined the KUT, become one of the leading figures of the Gresham Circle during the 1930s. He taught at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1974. From 1848 to 1949, he worked as an editor for the journal of Hungarian Art. After 1947, many of Bernath's writings on art theory were published and became very popular.

References

Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 1/674. 

Vollmer Encyclopedia. 1/188. 

Cyclopaedia of Hungarian Painters and Graphic Artists 67. 

Art Encyclopedia. I/221. 

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