József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian, 1861–1927)

MayJózsef Rippl-Rónai was born on May 23, 1861, in Kaposvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire.¹

In 1884, József Rippl-Rónai traveled to Munich to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts.¹

Two years later, in 1886, József Rippl-Rónai obtained a grant which enabled him to move to Paris and study with Mihály Munkácsy.¹

His last major work, a portrait of his friend Zorka, was painted in 1919.¹

He also painted a portrait of Hungarian pianist and composer Zdenka Ticharich (1921).¹

NovJózsef Rippl-Rónai died on November 25, 1927, at the age of 66 in Kaposvár, Hungary.¹