Paintings by Ernő Fischer

The thematic coherence and high aesthetic quality of the Esztergom selection are beyond doubt. Through these works, Fischer Ernő presented some of the finest pieces of his mature, individual style, while also allowing his worldview to unfold before the viewer. His depictions of the Annunciation, the Crucifixion of Christ, and Christ Pantocrator draw on the iconographic traditions of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. As a distinctive artistic credo, he evoked his named models from art history: Van Eyck, the great master of the late Middle Ages, and Rublev, the classic figure of icon painting, the latter in a work from 1978 that remained in the possession of his family. Fischer openly embraced his connection to these precedents, both stylistically and iconographically. He also acknowledged one of the sources of modern art, the work of the Impressionist Claude Monet, by painting a third “Hommage” picture, which entered a private collection. (Kontsek Ildikó)