Pál Gerzson

painter

Hird, 25 January 1931 – Budapest, 27 May 2008

Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts

Pál Gerzson began his career as a painter in the mid-1950s and finished in 2008. His work, which spanned almost six decades, produced a vast body of work, including not only dominant panel paintings (as well as watercolours and prints) but also works that were composed for specific spaces, placed in communal spaces, and therefore never exhibited in the exhibition halls.

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.

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1987

governmental award

Meritorious Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1972

governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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1969

governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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