Zoltan Nuridsany (1925-1974)

Zoltan Nuridsany was born on the 22nd of August, 1925, in Romania.His father was Armenian and a mother was a Hungarian.During his secondary school years in Budapest he became a pillar of the Fine Arts Circle under the direction of the graphic artist, Nandor Nagy. In 1944, as a result of his conscious preparations, he gained admission to the College of Fine Arts.

Self-Portrait, 1940s

From 1946 on, he began to exhibit his works in the exhibitions of the so-called European School. His supporters considered him as a member of new generation of the European School and as a college student of an earnest and promissing talent. In 1948 he received a grant of the Human Academy of Rome. The works made there met with success on the Bursars' Exhibition.

Naturmorte

In Oktober of 2000, Nuridsany's works from the European School period, exhibited in Yerevan.


Source
http://www.nuridsany.hu/

Simon Hollosy (1857-1918)

Simon Hollosy was a naturalist and realist Hungarian of Armenian descent, painter.He and His Atelier Although Simon Hollosy (1857-1918) was the principal organizer of the art colony at Nagybanya. Besides him, his pupils Istvan Reti (1872-1945), Janos Thorma (1870-1938), Bela Ivanyi-Griinwald (1867-1942) and Karoly Ferenczy (1862-1917), all eminent painters painters, belonged to the founding members of the Nagybanya school of art. 

Corn Husking (1885)

 Hollosy, like most of the members, studied in Munich.Though he never visited France he later became affected with the French artistic style. While in the incipient stage of his career he selected themes from rural life and he settled into portraiture.While at Nagybanya Hollosy occupied himself with producing the first sketch to the Rakoczi March and with book illustrations.Hollosy trained a generation of eminent painters.In 1886 he opened his famous private art school in Munich which became a center for young artists from countries all over Europe.

 Sources:
 Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture by Andrew Le Simon
 The good and simple life: artist colonies in Europe and America by Michael Jacobs
 Beyond impressionism: the naturalist impulse by Gabriel P. Weisberg