TIHAMER VON MARGITAY
“Downtown Dandy”

A fine oil on canvas painting by the Hungarian artist Tihamer Von Margitay (1859-1922) entitled “Downtown Dandy”. It depicts a well dressed gent with a cane in a landscape.

Some other examples of works by this artist are included at the end of the photos.

Frame:  Presented in the original giltwood frame.

Signature:  Lower left.

Provenance:  Hungarian private collection.

Condition:  Painting and frame are both in overall good condition. There are three small repairs to the canvas with the associated re-touching.

Measurements:  Painting measures 58 x 46cm and the overall frame 71 x 59cm.

Biography:  Margitay (1859-1922) studied in Budapest as a student of Gyula Benczúr and in Munich with O.Seitz. He also studied in Venice and Florence. Margitay liked to paint scenes of the middle-class in the style of Bastien-Lepage with a naturalistic technique. His paintings have been exhibited several times in Budapest and also in Vienna. The Hungarian National Gallery are in possession of some of his paintings and his self-portrait is on exhibition at the Hungarian Historical Gallery.

£3,000

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TIHAMER VON MARGITAY
“Downtown Dandy”

£3,000