Emerik Feješ

Painting, Visual Artist

1904 – 1969

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Who was Emerik Feješ?

Emerik Feješ was a famous Serbian-Hungarian naive art painter. He was born in Osijek in 1904 in the Croatia-Slavonia to a poor family of mixed Hungarian-Serbian heritage. Feješ suffered from asthma and sciatica throughout his life, keeping him bed-ridden. In 1949, he discovered painting and handicrafts, and began his first works.

The subjects of his paintings were cities and their architecture often inspired from postcards. His unorthodox methods would include repainting the image from the postcard and later "revising" it into something more abstract, fantasy-like, and almost childish in nature. His technique was unusual in that he used wooden matchsticks wrapped in thread instead of brushes. He also preferred painting with his cat under his arm.

In 1969 Feješ died in Novi Sad, leaving behind many buttons and combs, and hundreds of pictures that are much admired for their lack of inhibition and universal appeal.

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Born
1904
Osijek
Also known as
  • Emerik Fejes
Nationality
  • Hungary
Died
1969

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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