Nagy Ildikó szerk.: A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria Évkönyve 1992-1996 (MNG Budapest, 1998)

ACCESSION LIST OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL GALLERY 1991-1996

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94.38). - For a better overview of the '70s, two significant works were obtained: Tibor Csiky's Unity of opposites (1977, flame-cut steel, 8 parts: 4 pieces: 13.5 x 72.7 x 3.8 cm; 4 pieces: 13.5 x 75.5 x 4 cm. Inv.no.: MM.94.47) and Kati Gulyás''s Motion, Motionless motion II (1979, canvas, paper, photo, 150 x 200 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

94.58). From the younger generation, Róza El Hasszán 's Spectrum (1992, basalt, pins, 51.80.70 cm. Inv.no.: MM.94.56) Balázs Faa Agnes Szabics: Gallery by Night (1994, installation. Inv.no.: MM.

94.20), Lajos Csontó - Endre Koronczi: Gallery by Night (1994, installation. Inv.no.: MM. 94.21), Csaba Nemes - Zsolt Veres: The discreet charm of money (1993. asphalt, 3 x 105.5 x 105.5 cm. Inv.no.: MM.94.63) were donated to the collection. 1995 Increment: 90 works painting graphic art sculpture HNG purchase 8 1 2 Min.

of Cult, purch. 12 1 4 Gift 40 21 1 60 23 7 Highly characteristic works of the "suGaRst-realist" style of the '50s could be purchased at reasonable prices from the Ministry of the Interior: Ernő Kiss: I will be a policeman - The new pupil (1950-53, oil on canvas, 130 x 105 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

95.5), Lajos Rezes Molnár: Greeting Mátyás Rákosi (1952, oil on canvas, 160 x 225 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

95.6). They are good examples of the tools of propaganda. A further shade to the art of the '60s was applied by obtaining Ludmil Siskov's Astronauts (1968, oil on canvas, 122 x 90 cm. Inv.no.: MM. 95.1) and Gábor Altorjafs collage of objects, Short circuit gadget (1968, wooden box with compartments, 7 x 46 x 22 cm. Inv.no.: MM.95.41). Several important works by Endre Tót found their way into the collection: Rise Hungarian Avantgárdé (1973, oil on wood, 35 x 50 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

95.21) and 19 conceptual works from the Rain, O... and / am glad when... series. - From the crop of the '80s, Akos Birkás'

s Head 25 (1987, oil on canvas, 206 x 126 cm. Inv.no.: MM.95.71) was acquired. This year we came into possession of the estate of Zsóka Rektenwald, who died abroad at a young age, by her will. Her sensitive, expressive painting close to informel is highly significant. We obtained 25 large, mostly two-part - paintings. After the constructive, ephemeral and changeable paper installations of an organic formal idiom produced in the '80s, Tibor Szálai made - upon our encouragement - his Composition (1995, painted pressed wood, 225 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

95.88) of a lasting material. It was obtained with support from the ministry. Another major acquisition with ministry help was the chef d'

oeuvre of György Jovánovics, The large prism One (1.1) (1995, plaster, 163 x 363 x 71 cm. Inv.no.: MM.

95.70). From the younger generation, we obtained Attila Szűcs 's Without title (1994, plaster cubes with wooden fixing, 165 x 182 cm. Inv.no.: MM.95.12) and Márta Fehérs Transfiguration I-VI11 (1993, plaster, photo 109 x 78 cm. Inv.no.: MM.95.

13-20), some post-conceptual - technically also intriguing - works. 1996 Increment: 105 pieces painting graphic art sculpture install. HNG purchase 8 7 5 Min.of Cult.purch. 5 13 6 Gift 20 IS 4 Purchase with help of Nat.Cult.Found. 19 33 57 15 We bought an early picture by Gellért Orosz, who belonged to the younger generation of the European School: Metamorphosis in blue (1948, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm). In return for restoring work, Tamás Lossonczy presented to us his work entitled Montage (1950, mixed technique, paper, 800 x 60 mm). The "socialist-realist" collection was extended by highly typical objects transferred from the Prime Minister's Office. E.g. Sándor Ék: Comrade Rákosi on the Salgótarján front (1951, oil on canvas, 71 x 115 cm), Béla Czene - Erzsébet Hikádi: Kazincbarcika (1953, oil on canvas, 124 x 170 cm), Sándor Móritz: Young worker (1954, oil on canvas, 62 x 78 cm). Adam Kerfs, conceptual object of the '70s, Electric interceptor (1978, beech, 55 x 29 x 17.5 cm) supplies a long want. With support from the Ministry of Culture, we received Sándor Molnár''s TUMO no.4 (1987, oil on plywood, wire, 190 x 155 cm) from the '80s. Gyula Pauer donated to the museum his sculpture Miss Hungary 1985 (bronze, 174 cm). To represent the '90s, we have now András LengyeTs The sky above Italy (1990, photo, silkscreen, paper, 625 x 965 mm), and Ilona Kiss's book object Repetitions (1995, painted paper, 45 x 38 cm).