The loafer Baron at the Royal Music Hall

Gábor, Móric

Publication Date: 1915

About this Item

Size: Pre-war 1 Sheet (cca. 95 x 63 cm). Original Hungarian vintage theater poster fron 1915 by G bor M ric M ric G bor 1889 1987 was a painter and graphic designer He attended the University of Fine Art from 1906 as the student of Bertalan Sz kely Ede Ball and Merse P l Sz nyei He also studied in Paris Italy Austria and Germany and worked in the USA or in the Netherlands where he mostly painted portraits He returned to Hungary where he stayed until his death He painted classic realist portraits stills landscapes etc with moderate colours in most cases He rarely created posters This piece promotes a play starring Antal Ny rai who was an actor at the time of the Royal Orfeum Royal Orfeum opened in 1908 and was one of the emblematic venues of the vivid nightlife of Budapest at the time what is said to be the most quality and the biggest variet until 1933 the year when it transformed to an Operetta Theater and Cabaret Looking at this composition it is very clear that its author was a painter who had a great expertise in painting portraits The position of the figure is classical of portrait compositions His face is detailed his posture and outfit is very elegant as well as the grey and white colours of the image The artist depicted the main character s true nature with just a small but important detail the eye behind his monocle is grey and frivolous It is clear all that glitters is not gold G bor was able to express a complex personality with just one simple image. Seller Inventory # 2978

Bibliographic Details

Title: The loafer Baron at the Royal Music Hall

Publication Date: 1915

Binding: Paper, stone lithography.

Condition: Fine, fold marks, small tears.