Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2011) Winner
Judit Reigl
ユディト・ライグル
Yuditto Raiguru
Aliases:
Némedy Judit
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-05-01 （Kapuvár, Hungary）
- Died
- 2020-08-07 （Marcoussis, France） age 97
- Nationality
- Hungarian, French
- Languages
- Hungarian, French
- Residence History
- Kapuvár, Hungary (birth) → Rome, Italy (1947-1948) → Paris, France (1950-1963) → Marcoussis, France (1963-2020)
Career
- Occupations
- Painter
- Active Years
- 1942-2020
- Influenced By
- István Szőnyi, André Breton, Simon Hantaï, Georges Mathieu, Jackson Pollock
- Influenced
- Younger generation of lyrical abstraction artists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian University of Fine Arts | — | Fine Arts | — | 1942-1945 | Hungary |
| Academy of Hungary in Rome | — | Fine Arts | — | 1947-1948 | Italy |
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Period:
1942-1945
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
Hungary
Student of István Szőnyi
Academy of Hungary in Rome
Fine Arts
Period:
1947-1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Italy
Scholarship study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Guggenheim International Award | — | — | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Carnegie Award | — | — | Carnegie Museum | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Commander's Cross of Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | — | — | Republic of Hungary | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Hungarian Government | 受賞 |
Guggenheim International Award
1964
Organization:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Result:
受賞
Carnegie Award
1967
Organization:
Carnegie Museum
Result:
受賞
Commander's Cross of Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
2008
Organization:
Republic of Hungary
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
2011
Organization:
Hungarian Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Outburst (Éclatement)
1955 Abstract ExpressionismSeries using body as instrument, throwing pigment and scraping from center to edges.
AutomatismBody liberation
Mass Writing (Écriture en masse)
1958 Lyrical AbstractionSeries applying thick black pigment with upward strokes.
Automatic writingMass explosion
Guanos
1958 Abstract artReworked discarded canvases from studio floor, evoking archaeological textures.
Fertile groundArchaeological
Unfolding (Déroulement)
Visual calligraphySeries based on music, gesture and innovative techniques like dance.
MusicUnfolding
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Automatic writingBodily gesturesAbstract explosions
- Recurring Motifs
- AutomatismMusic transcriptionLiberation of the human figure
Legacy
Hungarian-born French painter bridging Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Lyrical Abstraction. Works in major museum collections worldwide.
Museums
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Paris, France Opened in 1961
- Musée National d'Art Moderne Paris, France Opened in 1947
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York City, USA Opened in 1959
- Museum of Modern Art New York City, USA Opened in 1929
- Hungarian National Gallery Budapest, Hungary Opened in 1957
In Popular Culture
- 2021 Centre Pompidou 'Women in Abstraction' exhibition
- 2023 Whitechapel Gallery 'Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-1970' exhibition
Quotes
-
My entire body took part in the work, in the wake of my arms wide open. I wrote in the given space with gestures, beats, impulses.
Source: Her website
Trivia
- Defected to the West after eight attempts crossing the Iron Curtain.
- Fled Hungary as regime only commissioned portraits of Communist leaders.