
ARTIST: Ernest De Nagy (Hungarian, Maine, New York, New Jersey, 1881 - 1952)
NAME: Portrait of Mother and Daughter
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Few minor paint losses mostly along lower edge. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 36 x 30 inches / 91 x 76 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: lower left
NAME VARIANTS: Earnest DeNagy
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 121761
BIOGRAPHY:
Ernest De Nagy was a noted painter, known for his paintings of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, genre scenes, musicians, gardens, carriages, costal and maritime scenes. He painted many famous portraits over the years including General "Blackjack" Pershing, whose portrait hangs at the Army Base in Arlington Virginia. He usually worked in oil paint and painted in a realism style. He lived in Ogunquit, ME. Ernest's name and dates often get confused with his son's Ladislas (or Laszlo, or Lazlo) De Nagy (Hungarian, 1906-1944) who was also a noted painter and who passed away at an early age. He also had a daughter Eva De Nagy (Hungarian-American, 1911-1999) who a noted painter as well and who later owned the Eva De Nagy Art Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Ernest's artwork can be found in many public and private collections worldwide.
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