Julius Komjati - Old Man Reading the Bible

Old Man Reading the Bible

Julius Komjati studied briefly under Malcolm Osborne at South Kensington and began to print his etchings with the publishing house of H. C. Dickens. During his first year in London, Komjati had nine etchings published in editions of seventy five impressions. "Old Man Reading the Bible", dated 1928, belongs to this group and represents an early masterwork of figure study in Julius Komjati's oeuvre. This original etching is signed and dated in the plate to the lower left and signed, titled and numbered by Julius Komjati in pencil along the lower margin.

Old Man Reading the Bible

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Julius Komjati (Hungary, 1894 - 1958)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Date	Medium	Info
01.-		Old Man Reading the Bible by Julius Komjati	1928	Original Etching	Signed and dated in the plate and signed, titled and numbered '6/75' by Julius Komjati in pencil.
02.-		Pleasant and Lows by Julius Komjati	1931	Original Etching	Signed in the plate and signed, dated and dedicated by Julius Komjati in pen.
03.-		The Princess's Guard by Julius Komjati	1927	Original Etching and Drypoint Engraving	Signed and dated (1927) in the plate and signed, titled and numbered '31/75' by Julius Komjati in pencil.
04.-		The Woodman by Julius Komjati	c. 1930	Original Etching	Signed in pen by Komjati with his Royal Engravers, 'A.R.E.'. Edition of 75 Impressions.

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Title:	Old Man Reading the Bible
Artist:	Komjati, Julius (Hungary, 1894 - 1958)
Date:	1928
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	H. C. Dickens, London
Note:	"Some may cavil at the inclusion of the Hungarian, Julius Komjati, in this account of the British School. The excuse is two-fold. Firstly, the Hungarian school of etching is generally so little-known that such a fine etcher as Komjati might lapse into obscurity. Secondly, Julius Komjati came to London to study, and many of his best etchings were published there; he was also a pupil of Malcolm Osborne and became one of the few foreign members of the Society of Painter-Etchers." *
	Although Julius Komjati lived most of his life in his native Hungary, the ten year period he worked and lived in London had a profound impact upon the course of British etching. Born in Hungary, Julius Komjati was the son of an inspector of forests. While still a student he was drafted for service during the First World War. In 1916 he was captured by the Romanians and was imprisoned for a period of sixteen months. He was one of two thousand survivors of an original sixteen thousand captives. Kenneth Guichard writes,
	The terrible experiences he suffered found poignant expression in the etchings, some of which are not calculated to appeal to those in search of comfortable subjects. Such expression of intense spiritual emotion is rare enough in any school. **
	After the war, Julius Komjati produced a number of etchings and established a local reputation which induced the Hungarian government to grant him a scholarship to further his studies in England. Arriving in London in 1928, Julius Komjati studied briefly under Malcolm Osborne at South Kensington and began to print his etchings with the publishing house of H. C. Dickens. During his first year in London, Julius Komjati had nine etchings published in editions of 75. Old Man Reading the Bible, dated 1928, belongs to this group and represents an early masterwork of figure study in Julius Komjati's oeuvre. In total, seventy-four Komjati etchings were published in London before his return to Hungary (c. 1938).
	Julius Komjati was one of the few foreign members elected to both the Society of Painter-Etchers and the Royal Engravers. In his etched art he proved to be a master of both figure studies and landscapes and was appreciated much more by his fellow artists and by influential connoisseurs (such as Malcolm Salaman) than by the public. No matter what Komjati chose to etch, his art was guided by his rare spirituality. Simply, he ranks as one of the greatest etchers of the early twentieth century.
Edition:	Limited edition of seventy five impressions, numbered '6/75'.
Reference:	* & ** Kenneth M. Guichard, British Etchers: 1850-1940, London, Robin Garton, 1981, pp. 45 & 46.
Size:	8 X 10 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon laid paper and with full, deckled margins as published in London by H. C. Dickens in the limited edition of seventy-five signed impressions in 1928. Signed and dated in the plate to the lower left and signed, titled and numbered '6/75' by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. Containing very faint light toning else a rich, deeply printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Old Man Reading the Bible stands as a prime, original example of the etched art of Julius Komjati, an early twentieth century master.
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