File:János Tornyai (1869-1936) The Legacy (1920).jpg

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János Tornyai: The Legacy (

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Artist



Alternative names	Johann Tornyai; Janos Tornyai
Description	Hungarian painter
Date of birth/death	18 January 1869	20 September 1936
Location of birth/death	Hódmezővásárhely	Hódmezővásárhely
Work period	1890 –1936
Work location	Paris, Hódmezővásárhely, Mártély
Authority file	: Q1323045 VIAF: 20490024 ISNI: 0000000078596175 ULAN: 500084077 LCCN: n87882438 WGA: t/tornyai WorldCat

Title

The Legacy

Object type

painting

Date

1920

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 99.3 cm (39 in); width: 137.8 cm (54.2 in)

Collection

Hungarian National Gallery

	Native name	Magyar Nemzeti Galéria
	Location	Budapest
	Coordinates	47° 29′ 46.42″ N, 19° 02′ 23.18″ E
	Established	5 October 1957
	Website	www.mng.hu
	Authority file	: Q252071 VIAF: 154420358 ISNI: 0000000122977259 LCCN: n79110318 NLA: 36179282 GND: 2018679-4 WorldCat

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Fine Arts in Hungary:

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Other versions

Sketch in a private collection
Sketch in the Herman Ottó Museum
Painting in the Hungarian National Gallery (height: 156 cm (61.4 in); width: 227 cm (89.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,156U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,227U174728
, 1904)
Painting in the Hungarian National Gallery (height: 99.3 cm (39 in); width: 137.8 cm (54.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,99.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,137.8U174728
, 1920)

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TORNYAI János

(1869, Hódmezõvásárhely - 1936, Budapest)

Juss 1920 körül Olaj, vászon, 99,3 x 137,8 cm Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest

A Juss Tornyai fõmûve. Az elsõ Ráth György-díjas Jusst nem tekintette végleges megoldásnak, egész pályáján végigkísérte e téma, számtalan vázlatot, tanulmányt készített, hogy minél "artisztikusabban" oldhassa meg és egy "komoly képbe" összegezze "mielõtt élete mécse kialszik".

A Juss népi életkép témája magyar falusi dráma, az örökségen, az alig valamin osztozkodó szegényparaszt család ádáz marakodása. A környezet vásárhelyi parasztszoba, középen hosszú asztal, körülötte a család: nagyapa, felnõtt nõtestvérek, sógor, kisleány unoka. Az asszonyok késhegyik menõ harcot folytatnak az anyai örökség darabjaiért. A mû drámai alaphangját Tornyai kompozíciójával, jellemábrázolásával, színvilágával adta meg. Az érzelmi ellentéttel is a drámaiságot domborította ki: az asszonyok szenvedélyességével az öreg tragikus magába roskadását, a többi szereplõ látszólagos nemtörõdömségét állította szembe.

A Juss képépítésében, szereplõinek pszichológiai egybefûzésében, színvilágában kétségtelenül Munkácsy hatása érezhetõ. Mélyre hangolt drámai kifejezésmódja, szenvedélyes ecsetkezelése, pasztózusan felrakott színei, a vakító fények és mély árnyékok ellentéte is a nagy példaképet idézi. A Juss a 19. századi kritikai realizmus szellemében fogant.

TORNYAI, János (1869, Hódmezõvásárhely - 1936, Budapest)

The Legacy c. 1920 Oil on canvas, 99,3 x 137,8 cm Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

"Legacy" is the most important work of Tornyai. He never considered the first version of the picture to be final which was awarded with a Ráth György prize: he kept rethinking it all through his life in order to create it in an artistic way and to sum it up in a "serious picture" before death would prevent him from doing so.

The subject matter of "Legacy" is a drama in a Hungarian village: a very poor peasant family is fighting over how to divide their almost valueless heritage. The scene is a room in a peasant house in Vásárhely, in the middle there is a long table with the family, grandfather, grown-up sisters, brother in law and a granddaughter sitting around it. Women are fiercely fighting for morsels of the heritage on the mother's side. The dramatic atmosphere of the picture is largely due to Tornyai's composition, character portrayal and colours. Emotional tensions emphasize drama: the women's vehemence is contrasted with the old man sinking into himself and other characters seemingly unconcerned.

Munkácsy's influence is reflected in the composition, psychology and colours of the picture but its dramatic expression, passionate brushwork, delicately tinted colours, bright colours and deep shadows recall the great predecessor, too. "Legacy" is a picture inspired by 19th c. critical realism.

Type: genre Time-line: 1901-1925

Form: painting