Noémi Ferenczy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Noémi Ferenczy

Hungarian painter

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1890

Place of Birth: Szentendre, Pest County, Hungary

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1957

Profession: painter, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Noémi Ferenczy

  • Noémi Ferenczy (18 June 1890 – 20 December 1957) was a Hungarian artist, best known for her tapestry designs.
  • She wove her own tapestries, and was influenced by the Nagybánya art movement.She was born in Szentendre, the twin sister of sculptor Béni Ferenczy.
  • They were the children of the artists Károly Ferenczy and Olga Fialka.
  • The Ferenczy Museum in Szentendre was founded in order to hold artworks by the family as well as other artists.Noémi became a socialist, and this is reflected in the political themes of some of her work. She produced watercolours and sketches which were mostly turned into designs for tapestry and carpets.
  • In addition to developing designs for Gobelin-style tapestries, Noémi Ferenczy taught the art to others, resulting in a trend for tapestry in Hungary during the 1950s and 1960s.She died in Budapest, aged 67, and is buried, along with her parents and her brother Béni, in the Kerepesi Cemetery.
  • A portrait of Noémi and Béni at the age of eighteen, painted by their father, hangs in the Hungarian National Gallery.
  • A Ferenczy Noemi Prize is awarded by the Hungarian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

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