4463 - László Neogrády, Adoration of the Magi

László Neogrády, Adoration of the Magi in front of the stable, Mary with the Baby Jesus dressed in white; to the right, the Three Wise Men, one kneeling in the foreground, next to him a servant in a green tunic holding incense; in the stable, Joseph with a donkey; to the right in the background, two camels; a very dynamic painting with bold colours; oil on wood; signed in red in the bottom left-hand corner; signs of wear, retouching, framed, inner dimensions 80.5 x 59 cm. Artist information: also known as László Neogrády, Lazlo or Ladislaus Neogrady, Hungarian painter (1896, Budapest - 1962, Budapest), son and pupil of the painter Antal Neogrády (1861-1942); initially pursued a military career, rising to the rank of lieutenant in the Hussars; later studied at the Budapest Academy under Ede Ballo; exhibited from 1922 onwards, awarded the Károly Horváth Prize, worked in Budapest; source: Saur ‘Bio-Bibliographical Encyclopaedia of Artists’.