György Kornis
# György Kornis

György Kornis (February 26, 1927 in Miskolc – March 27, 2011 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter. He studied in École des Beaux-Arts. His artistic style is Abstract Surrealism, influenced by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. From 1980 to 1990 he lived in Vienna and later in Budapest. He began his career as a stage designer at the Paris Opera.

## Career

* 1946–1949 - stage designer of Paris Opera
* 1952 - he returned to Budapest
* From 1957 - member of the Studio for Young Artists (Fiatal Művészek Stúdiója )
* 1988–2002 - lives and works in Vienna
* Since 1994 - member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
* 1997 - received a Merit Award of Hungary (Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend)
* 2002 - he returned to Budapest

## Important exhibitions

* 1970 Sammlung Dieter, Frankfurt
* 1973 Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna
* 1974 Botsom Gallery, London
* 1976 Galerie Bernard, Paris
* 1983 Mednyánszky Terem, Budapest
* 1987 Miskolci Galéria
* 1988 Galerie De Pélichy, Brussels
* 1989 1991, 1992 Galerie Sanner, Darmstadt
* 1989 ASL Galerie, Ghent
* 1993 Hotel Kempinsky, Budapest
* 1995 Árkád Galéria, Budapest
* 1997 Embassy of Hungarian Republic, Vienna
* 2003 Vigadó Galéria, Budapest
* 2004 Berlin
* 2007 Hamilton Aulich Art Galéria, Budapest
* 2007 Ernst Múzeum, Budapest

## His artworks can be seen in the following museums

* Albertina museum of Vienna
* Fondation Jaques Brel, Brussels
* Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
* Musée du Louvre, Paris
* Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs
* Museum of Christian Arts, Esztergom
* Museum of Modern Art Passau
* Museum Moderner Kunst, Ludwig Stiftung, Vienna
* Menton's Modern Art Museum
* Műterem Galéria (Buda Castle)
* T-Art Foundation, Budapest
