Artists



Reich, Károly (1922-1988)

Biography:

1942-1944: he studies at the Hungarian College of Applied Arts and the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, his masters: Jenő Haranghy, György Konecsni, Gyula Hincz. Works as a poster designer, then illustrator
1954, 1956: Munkácsy Award
1963: Kossuth Award
1972: Artist of Merit
1975: “Kiváló Művész”
He made his drawings with unique technical knowledge. His main inspiration was the Greek mythology’s serenity and classical calmness. Tension and drama is not far from him, either (Radnóti illustrations). The harmony of style and atmosphere; words and picture; and clear lines of drawing are typical of his applied graphic works. He illustrated nearly 500 books, among others the classical masterpieces of literature from the Song of Solomon through Ovidus to Shakespeare. In the 1980s he also made bronze statuettes. Since 1990 a memory room has preserved his memory in Budapest. Unfortunately, his memory house in Balatonszemes (1991-2007) is not open any longer.

Individual Exhibition:

1964 Dürer Hall, Budapest
1971

Hajdúszoboszló

Miskolc
1972

Műcsarnok (Palace of Art), Budapest

Berlin
1973 Helikon Gallery, Budapest
1974 Visegrád
1975 Sofia
1976 Szekszárd
1977

Csók Gallery, Budapest

Somogyi Exhibition Hall, Kaposvár

County Library, Békéscsaba

House of Public Education, Ajka [with Kass János]
1978

Műcsarnok [with József Somogyi]

Chapel, Balatonboglár [with József Somogyi], Miskolc
1981 Vigadó Gallery, Budapest
1982 House of Bulgarian Culture
1983 Erzsébetvárosi Mini Gallery
1984 Centre of Public Education, Veszprém
1986 Miskolc
1987

Hamburg

Sopron

Békéscsaba
1989 Budapest Gallery, Budapest
1993

Csontváry Gallery, Budapest

Csorna

House of Arts, Szekszárd
1995 Kossuth Club, Budapest
2000 Déri Museum, Debrecen.
2008 Forrás Gallery, Budapest

Selected Collective Exhibitions:

1952-1965 Annual Hungarian Exhibition of Fine Arts, Műcsarnok (Palace of Art), Budapest
1961-1985 Hungarian Graphic Biennales, Miskolc
1960 Hungarian Poster History Exhibition, 1885-1960, Műcsarnok (Palace of Art), Budapest
1966 Exhibition of 9 painters and graphic artists, Műcsarnok (Palace of Art), Budapest • “IX. Esp. Internationale di bianco e nero, Lugano” (CH)
1968 “Ungarische Kunst”, Museum Folkwang, Essen
1971 “Our Friends”, Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Budapest
1978

Hungarian Graphic Art, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

Drawings, Miskolci Gallery, Miskolc

“Orizont” [with Kálmán Csohány and József Somogyi], Bucharest
1981 “BIB '81”, Pozsony.

Public Artworks:

Pannos, Orphanage, Fót
Nursery School, Zalaegerszeg
Nursery School, Rákospalota
II. Children’s Hospital, Budapest
Children’s Hospital, Miskolc.

Artworks in Public Collections:

Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Petőfi Museum of Literature, Budapest
Déri Museum, Debrecen