In connection with the Cultural Heritage Days, an exhibition of Imre Égerházi’s paintings inspired by his foreign experiences was opened in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, opened by Dr. László Szabó, Secretary of State.
At the opening of the exhibition, Foreign Affairs Spokeswoman Anna Nagy reminded that thousands of sites and buildings from 48 countries will be opened this year at the Cultural Heritage Days, which cannot be visited by the general public for the rest of the year. For the sixth time, the headquarters of the Ministry at Bem square will also open its doors.
László Szabó, Secretary of State for Foreign Economic Affairs and Trade, said that Imre Égerházi’s exhibition is related to the weekend series of events. He emphasized that the Égerházi exhibition is special because it collects the works of the painter of the Hungarian Great Plain inspired by his travels abroad, which have never been exhibited anywhere in such a collection. According to László Szabó, Imre Égerházi’s paintings are special because they are “very human”, their colors are harmonious and reassuring.
The Secretary of State spoke in connection with the praise of Imre Égerházi, the painter is especially popular in Debrecen, his paintings can be found in many public institutions, and indeed “he was the painter of the Great Plain”.
The painter’s works, created abroad, were presented by art historian Dr. Balázs Feledy, who reminded us that painters usually stick to their own studios, to constant conditions, but for many, fresh impulses are also important. Imre Égerházi was also very attached to his homeland, yet he extraordinarily loved to travel, gaining fresh impulses; he was always very strongly influenced by the atmosphere of the given landscape within his own, unified perception.
Catalogue of the exhibition
Náray Balázs – Kultúrdiplomácia, tudósítás Égerházi Imre kiállításáról, 2014. szeptember
Alma és fája – Égerházi Attila és Égerházi Imre, 2014