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Baia Mare

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About an hour from the Hungarian-Romanian border, you enter the Nagybanya (Nagybanyai in Hungarian) landscape with its wooded hills, its green meadows ornamented by distinctive medieval haystacks, and its simple houses in beautiful colours. When Simon Hollosy started the Nagybanya art colony in 1896, the region was still part of Hungary. Hollosy probably never dreamt what an influence his decision would have on his country's art history. Following in Hollosy's footsteps, nearly every Hungarian painter of the early 20th century travelled to Nagybanya, sometimes only briefly, sometimes for a long stay. They wanted to familiarise themselves with the principles of plein air painting and to exchange ideas about modern art. As well as the magnificent landscape of the area, the old mining town of Baia Mare was also a source of inspiration. Sadly, it was badly disfigured during the Communist period. Nevertheless, the art gallery there is well worth a visit. Although many of the most important works of the Nagybanya School are in Budapest, the Baia Mare gallery houses an interesting collection of paintings by, among others, Simon Hollosy, Istvan Reti and Karoly Ferency of the founding generation of Nagybanya artists as well as by later followers such as Janos Thorma, Sandor Ziffer, David Jandi.

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