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Lajos Gulácsy (1882-1932) is regarded as a great painter here in Hungary and his works are included in the Hungarian National Gallery. I personally don't see any 'greatness' in Gulácsy's oeuvre, but I do have a soft spot for the dreamlike quality of his work, as exemplified in the two paintings below.  
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bruce charlton
10/28/2020 09:25:43
My impression (and from looking at Google images) is that he had interesting ideas for paintings, but lacked talent at painting.
Francis Berger
10/28/2020 12:18:24
@ Bruce - I agree with that assessment. My exploration of Hungarian painting has demonstrated that quite a few revered Magyar painters fall into that category.
bruce charlton
10/28/2020 21:05:27
I've come across an example of the opposite - a (modern) Russian painter called Vladimir Volegov who is technically brilliant, but paints conventional (commerical) subjects.
Francis Berger
10/29/2020 07:17:23
@ Bruce - I like John Singer Sargent's work a great deal, but I am not familiar with the others you mention. Nevertheless, after Google imaging their paintings, I see what you mean. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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