Painting of Károly Rökk from the book of Pécsiné, Ács Sarolta: "Kalocsa népmüvészete" (1970)
Painting of Károly Rökk from the book of
Pécsiné, Ács Sarolta: "Kalocsa népmüvészete"
(1970)
Wall-painting is done with simple paint in pulverized form mixed with milk.
The art of wall-painting can be found in Hungary only in Kalocsa and its region.
According to contemporary descriptions the women decorated the upper part of
the whitewashed walls of rooms and kitchens with streaks in many colours and
painted
colorful flowers on them. Also the oven made of mud and whitewashed was richly
decorated. Similar decorations were applied under the eves too. At first, they
painted plain tiny floral design on this streaks, later the decorated surface
grew in dimension and the motives became richer. The oldest and most favored
decorations are the rose and tulip, but beside them also many other flowers
appear in the brilliantly painted wreathes -- the lily, pansy, forget-me-not,
carnation, snapdragon, foxglove, lilac, poppy, cornflower, black locust blossom,
rosemary etc.-- and even the birds appear.
The rich decorative art of the painting women has no match of its kind. They
like fiery and brilliant colours. the woman of Kalocsa paint without any preliminary
sketch, with steady hand and inexhaustible imagination the most wonderful flowers
on the wall, and their art--which is one of the most beautiful sprout of woman's
artistry--attracts many admirers.
The motifs and text are from Györgyi Lengyel: Folk Art in Kalocsa, Wall-painting pamphlet. (1990)
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| These are the work of Gábor Józsefné
Peák Pöre Homokmégy (1885-1964) |
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Painted by: Molnár Gáborné Kõvágó
Maris . |
Photo of Kõvágó Maris |
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The Folk Art Museum of Kalocsa Photo: © George Draskóy 2006 |
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| Wall painting in the local folk art
history museum. In the corner is the oven its opening is in the kitchen. Postcard, Photo: Árpád Patyi,1986 |
The room was repainted in 1988 |
In the summer of 1999 I was in Kalocsa and photographed the wall paintings of
the Railroad Station.
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| The Kalocsa railroad station was originally painted in
1938, repainted in 1985 by a mother daughter team. Mother: LajosnéVén (Gizella Török) Master of Folk Art Daughter: Antalné Szvétek (Margit Vén) Folk Artist |
This page was created in April 1999 and was renewed in December 2006 with the help of Kati Fejér, the writer of Kalocsa Kincse book.
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