International studio . s ^ •^ [SI W <H <. MISS EAST. FROM A PAINTINGBY PHILIP A. LASZLO The Royal Hungarian Art Society The year 1877 marks a very great event in thehistory of the Royal Hungarian Art Society, for inthat year the society saw the completion of abuilding of its own, which was opened byKing Francis Joseph. Two )ears later the RoyalHungarian School of Art was founded under thedirectorship of Professor Julius Benczur, who wasrecalled to his native country from Munich for thispurpose. So the way was paved for future de-velopments. Art students were no longer forced togo abroad
International studio . s ^ •^ [SI W <H <. MISS EAST. FROM A PAINTINGBY PHILIP A. LASZLO The Royal Hungarian Art Society The year 1877 marks a very great event in thehistory of the Royal Hungarian Art Society, for inthat year the society saw the completion of abuilding of its own, which was opened byKing Francis Joseph. Two )ears later the RoyalHungarian School of Art was founded under thedirectorship of Professor Julius Benczur, who wasrecalled to his native country from Munich for thispurpose. So the way was paved for future de-velopments. Art students were no longer forced togo abroad for art training as heretofore, for nowfull facilities were provided for them in their ownland. The society continued to prosper, and in1896 the present Royal Hungarian Academy( Miicsarnok) was opened. Since 1901 therehave been frequent international exhibitions, sothat art lovers in Hungary have had an opportunityof becoming acquainted with works of art byforeign artists. It is interesting to note that theAvork of British artists hasalways be
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