Gustav Morelli

Gustav Morelli (15 February 1848 – 21 March 1909) was a Hungarian engraver and illustrator who specialized in the woodcut technique.[1][2] He was born in Pest, Hungary, and died in Budapest.

Gustav Morelli
Born(1848-02-15)15 February 1848
Pest, Hungary
Died21 March 1909(1909-03-21) (aged 61)
Budapest, Hungary
Occupations
Known forWoodcuts
AwardsKnights Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph

Education

After completing his schooling in Debrecen, he began studying woodcut art. He was associated with the Károly Rusz Institute until 1868.

Gate of the 1896 Millennial exhibition in Budapest

Career

During this time many Hungarian painters, including Mihály Munkácsy worked as wood engravers. Morelli worked in the trade independently for Balázs Orbán and work for the Sunday News. In 1869, he traveled to Paris on a scholarship to study woodcutting, remaining there throughout the Franco-Prussian War. He later went to Leipzig, returning to his hometown in the spring of 1872, and settling there permanently. He worked with artists such as Gusztáv Kelety, Géza Mészöly, and János Greguss at the Sunday News. At the same time, about 50 of his images was commissioned for the first illustrated edition of Petofi.[3] Morelli's success led the government to establish in 1873 the national art teacher woodcutter class. In 1876, Petofi's second edition of decorative woodcut images was produced.

Morelli exhibited at the 1885 and 1891 National Exhibition. In 1889, he went on a study tour to various woodcutting institutes, visiting Munich, Cologne, Brussels, London, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam. In the spring of 1895, he completed pictures on a 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) section of wood, which by volume, was said to be unequaled. His work is included in the collections of the Witt Library.[4] One of Morelli's wood engravings was a reproduction of a painting by Árpád Feszty of chieftain Árpád and the arrival of the Magyars.[5] In 1902 he was awarded the Knights Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph.[6]

References
  1. Braun, Marcus (1906). Immigration abuses: glimpses of Hungary and Hungarians; a narrative of the experiences of an American immigrant inspector while on duty in Hungary, together with a brief review of that country's history and present troubles. The Pearson advertising co. p. 62. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. Baudri, Friedrich (1869). Organ für christliche Kunst, herausg. von F. Baudri Jahrg. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. Morelli, Gustav (1930). Stomatologiai venygyujtemeny. Petöfi. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. Witt Library (1995). A checklist of painters, c1200-1994 represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 360–. ISBN 978-1-884964-37-4. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. "The Settling of Hungary in 896". California State University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. "MORELLI GUSZTÁV". Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts Library. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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