Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Venecija

This painting of Venice by Fejes was bought from him by my parents in the mid 60s.  I'm not sure if they sold or gave away  the canvas.

Its typical of Fejes with the bright fantasy colors. Also, he often had a lot of trouble with perspective and 3D.

Emerik Fejes never traveled, he copied the great tourist sites from postcards that he collected.

Back then, postcards were in black and white.  So he had freedom to figure out the colors for himself. I've often wondered if he would have been disappointed to see how limited the color palette really is of many of these sites.

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  1. Dear Friend,

    His works are amazing. Have you kept any of his works for yourself?

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  2. I have the Mont St Michel in my living room. My Mom has the White House and St Marks Square.

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    1. Hi, I'm not sure what the problem is but why don't you just post your email here and I'll email you, lets see if that works. Sorry for the confusion. john

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