Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest - the 20th century collection

 

As with every other building we visited in Budapest, the Museum of Fine Arts is wonderful.

 

 

 

Note the small group of primary school kids listening to their teacher before visiting the galleries.

 

We started with their 20th century art collection, which I liked very much. Some known names, but most of the artists were unknown to me so it was exciting discovering new artists and looking at their work.

 

I was a bit worried about taking photographs because I had heard that they are very strict in Budapest.

So, once inside the gallery I asked and was told that I could buy a photography ticket which then I wore on my lapel: it cost 300 Forints, the equivalent of £1 approximately, and was I able to snap to my heart's content - I thought that was pretty civilised.

 

 

 

 

 Cardbird VI, Robert Rauschenberg, 1971

 

 

 

Mao Bible, Laszlo Lakner, 1987

Detail of an Easel with Painting, Michelangelo Pistoletto

Triptichos Post Historicus, Braco Dimitrijevic, 1988

Portrait of a Girl, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892

 

Renoir: Portrait of a Girl, Endre Tot, 1999 

 

 

 

 

Night, House, Thunder, Timm Ulrichs, 1983-84 

 

 

 

one more view

Direct Democracy - How the Dictatorship of the Parties can be Overcome, Joseph Beuys, 1971

 

High Intensity, Erro, 1991

 

 

 

 

Cellotex V, Alberto Burri, 1985

 

Head, Armando, 1990 

 

 

 

 

Catalan Son, Anthony Caro, 1987-88 

 

 

 

Azure and Black, Jesus Rafael Soto, 2003 

 

 

 

 

 

This piece really played with your vision and your mind, the way Bridget Riley's paintings do - moving your head even a tiny bit was very disconcerting

 

 

 

 

Sphere, Francois Morellet, 1965 

 

 

 

Tlinko-F, Victor Vasarely, 1956-62

 

Light Gray Wall, Josef Albers, 1958 

 

 

 

 

Poetic Row, Gunter Uecker, 1958-77 

 

 

 

 

Energetic Plastic,  Adolf Luther, 1978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light Rotor, Heinz Mack, 1971 

 

 

 

 

Homage to the Square: Allegro, Josef Albers, 1963 

 

 

 

 

Cage II, Magdalena Abakanowicz, 1986

  

 

 

 This was my favourite, so a few shots from various angles

 

 

 

and once I squeezed myself in the corner for another photograph - it's hollow!

 

 

 

 

Black Drip Painting. Red Drip Painting, Hermann Nitsch, 1992

 

Nose and Ears, Antoni Tapies, 1986 

 

 

 

Untitled, Henryk Stazewski, 1975

 

Nr 11, Henryk Staweszki, 1977

 

 

 

 

The Lovers of the Gardener, Zoltan Kemeny, 1947 

 

 

 

 

Victoria, Etienne Hajdu, 1955 

 

 

 

 

 

Fugue in Two Pieces, Judit Reigl, 1980 

 

 

 

 

 

Buccaneer Hues, Gyorgy Kepes, 1970 

 

 

 

 

Composition, Robert Jacobsen, 1952 

 

 

 

 

Occupation of Land in Sicily, Renato Guttuso,  1947

 

 

 

 

Veronica's Veil, Oskar Kokoschka, 1909 

 

 

 

 

Poster Design for the Magazine Der Sturm, Oskar Kokochka, 1911

 

 

 

 

 

The Spirit of Laws, Jean Dewasne, 1953 

 

 

 

 

 

Opus for the Harbour of Toulon, No. 3, Richard Mortensen, 1951.