Béla Kontuly (1904 in Miskolc – 1983 in Budapest) was a Hungarian painter and art teacher. Movement School of Rome Novecento [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Kontuly] After studies in the Art Academy of Prague, he studied with Istán Réti in Budapest. In 1928-1930 he was on scholarship to Rome. His style was shaped by the New Objectivity of Novecento both on the canvas and in mural painting. He decorated several churches and ecclesiastic buildings, while, in small-scale genres, his portraits deserve attention. [http://www.kieselbach.hu/artist/kontuly_-bela_689] Bela Kontuly studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts and the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. At this early age, during his college years, his paintings were exhibited in Kosice in the Eastern Slovakia Museum. From 1928 to 1930 he attended the Hungarian Academy in Rome with his wife Fuchs Hajnalka. In 1932 he had an exhibition in the Ernst Museum. In 1934 he joined the Munkacsy Guild Art Association. Kontuly attended the University of Szeged. He painted Frescoes in the chapel Hermina ut in Budapest, the Herminamezoi Holy Spirit Church, and the Catholic Church in Komarom. In 1939 he painted Frescoes in St. Anne’s Church together with Paul Molnar. In 1940 he was in charge of the Metropolitan of the resurrection of Jairus’ daughter. From 1939 to 1947 Kontuly taught at the Art School. In 1945 he did restoration of Frescoes for churches and did Frescoes by commission. In 1974 he had a personal exhibition in Tokyo, Japan; his last exhibition before he died in 1983. Bela Kontuly received the following Awards during his life: Benczúr Award (1928) Ede Ballo Award (1934) Ipolyi Arnold Award (1936) Kuno Award (1936) Vienna’s Gold Medal (1937) Paris World’s Fair of gold and silver coin (1937) Franz Joseph Award (1941) [http://arnotgallery.com/artists/nemessanyi-bela-kontuly/] undefined

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