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Paperback. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 89 p., color ills. Csontvary: An extraordinary master of Hungarian.= Macar resminin siradisi bir ustasi. Prep by Tibor Mester; Begu?m Akkoyunlu; Tania Bahar; Kemal Atakay, György Darabos. Csontváry was an artist of the turn of the century. The richness and complexity in his works cannot be characterised based on stylistic categories. Realistic observation, emphasis on the changing light, the decorative, orgiastic use of color characteristic of Post-Impressionism, the large-scale handling of form and the strong diffraction of the colors often appear simultaneously on the same canvas. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue invite us to discover the works of this extraordinary Hungarian artist, who wrote poetry with paintings that reflect his vision beyond the currents of the period, his unique colors, his symbolic narrative, and the "divine voice" he claims to have heard. Contents: Foreword: Jósef Sárkány.; Csontváry: Lojas Németh.; The sublimity of creation in Csontváry's art: Jósef Sárkány.; Autobiography.; Catalogue.; Biography.