Artúr Lajos Halmi
(1866-1939)
Internationally acclaimed portrait artist.
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Artúr Lajos Halmi (1866–December 3, 1939) was a Hungarian painter who has several works on display in the Hungarian National Gallery. A student of Mihály Munkácsy, he internationally famed for his portraits. His portraits of opera singers led a 1979 history of the Metropolitan Opera House to note that "What Van Dyck was to the Stuart kings, Artur Halmi was to the sopranos of the first third of this century. He was the prima donna's best friend". He received medals for his artwork in Antwerp, Budapest and Paris.
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1866 Budapest
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3 December 1939 (aged 73) New York
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