Márffy, Ödön (1878-1959)

Cranky Road 70×50cm oil on canvas Signed bottom right: Márffy Ödön
Gallop, 1951 69×98cm oil on board No Sign. Exhibited, Reproduced
Spring Morning  65×82cm  oil on canvas  Signed bottom left: Márffy Ödön
Walking the Horses, c. 1940    90×65.5cm oil on canvas  Signed bottom right: Márffy Ödön   Exhibited, Reproduced
Acrobat on the Horse, 1930  35×25cm oil on board Signed bottom left: Márffy Ödön
Ödön Márffy  View from the window  45×60cm watercolor on paper   Signed bottom right: Márffy Ödön

A student of the Julian Academy, Paris, and the École des Beaux-Arts, he worked in the studio of Cormon. He returned to Hungary in 1907. A leader of Hungarian postimpressionism, Márffi retained remnants of constructivism of his youth. In his works he combined the Paris school with Hungarian traditions. He travelled to America in 1928. He painted "Fruit Pickers", a large size panneau: rich in colours in 1949. Beside his tapestries, his lithographs ("St.John's Visitation") and portraits were remarkable.

Source: Hungarian National Gallery