Portrait of Adalbert Erdely

The 25 Most Famous Adalbert Erdely Paintings, Each One of a Kind

Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 27 works by Adalbert Erdely in our catalogue

In short

Likeness of the Artist's Father (1920) is the Adalbert Erdely painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the Šariš Gallery, Prešov. After it, the eye goes to Portrait of a Seated Lady (1928) and Artist's Sister in the Garden (1925). Among the 27 works of Adalbert Erdely in our catalog, these 25 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.

1891 – 1955, Klimovitsia Most works: Šariš Gallery
Likeness of the Artist's Father (1920) by Adalbert Erdely1. Likeness of the Artist's Father 1920 Portrait of a Seated Lady (1928) by Adalbert Erdely2. Portrait of a Seated Lady 1928 Artist's Sister in the Garden (1925) by Adalbert Erdely3. Artist's Sister in the Garden 1925

Top 10 paintings by Adalbert Erdely, through the gallery's eye

Adalbert Erdely's famous paintings, numbers 11 to 25

11Bridge (1925) by Adalbert ErdelyBridge1925 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 12View into the Landscape (1928) by Adalbert ErdelyView into the Landscape1928 · Slovak National Gallery 13Alley (1928) by Adalbert ErdelyAlley1928 · Slovak National Gallery 14Landscape (1925) by Adalbert ErdelyLandscape1925 · Šariš Gallery 15In the Garden (1925) by Adalbert ErdelyIn the Garden1925 · Šariš Gallery 16Trees on Water (1925) by Adalbert ErdelyTrees on Water1925 · Slovak National Gallery 17Still Life with Flowers and Brushes (1923) by Adalbert ErdelyStill Life with Flowers and Brushes1923 · Šariš Gallery 18Flowers (1928) by Adalbert ErdelyFlowers1928 · Šariš Gallery 19Landscape with a Small House (1930) by Adalbert ErdelyLandscape with a Small House1930 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 20Trees by the River (1930) by Adalbert ErdelyTrees by the River1930 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 21Bay (1932) by Adalbert ErdelyBay1932 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 22Bend (1932) by Adalbert ErdelyBend1932 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 23Little Houses by the River (1932) by Adalbert ErdelyLittle Houses by the River1932 · Vychodoslovenské Galéria 24View of the River Malý Uh above Užhorod (1932) by Adalbert ErdelyView of the River Malý Uh above Užhorod1932 · Šariš Gallery 25Late Afternoon by Adalbert ErdelyLate AfternoonVychodoslovenské Galéria

The museums that keep Adalbert Erdely's originals

The 4 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Adalbert Erdely Paintings from this list
Šariš Gallery, PrešovŠariš Gallery Prešov 11 Likeness of the Artist's Father, Artist's Sister in the Garden, Landscape
Vychodoslovenské Galéria, KošiceVychodoslovenské Galéria Košice 9 Portrait of a Seated Lady, Glasses with Water, Bridge
Slovak National Gallery, BratislavaSlovak National Gallery Bratislava 4 Bathing, View into the Landscape, Alley
Central Slovakian Gallery, Banská BystricaCentral Slovakian Gallery Banská Bystrica 1 At the Chat

Adalbert Erdely across the years: the unique originals of each

13 years separate Adalbert Erdely's first and last dated originals shown here, 1920 and 1932: each year has its place below.

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Adalbert Erdely's paintings: questions for the gallery

What is the single most famous work of Adalbert Erdely?Reveal the answer

Likeness of the Artist's Father (1920), Šariš Gallery, Prešov. Portrait of a Seated Lady (1928) and Artist's Sister in the Garden (1925) come next.

At what age did Adalbert Erdely create Likeness of the Artist's Father?Reveal the answer

29 years old: Likeness of the Artist's Father dates from 1920, and Adalbert Erdely was born in 1891.

Which ten paintings by Adalbert Erdely are the most famous?Reveal the answer

Likeness of the Artist's Father, Portrait of a Seated Lady, Artist's Sister in the Garden, At the Chat, Glasses with Water, Bathing, Landscape, Houses Under the Hill, Still Life with Violet Flower and Still Life with Spring Motif. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many works by Adalbert Erdely are known?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 27 works by Adalbert Erdely, dated from 1920 to 1932.

Where can the most famous Adalbert Erdely originals be seen?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Šariš Gallery (Prešov), Vychodoslovenské Galéria (Košice) and Slovak National Gallery (Bratislava). The museum table above lists them all.

During which period did Adalbert Erdely create the best-known paintings?Reveal the answer

In 1925: 5 of the 25 works on this page were made then, Artist's Sister in the Garden among them.

Which famous Adalbert Erdely painting is the earliest, and which the latest?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Likeness of the Artist's Father (1920) and the latest Bay (1932).

What Adalbert Erdely originals can I see at the Šariš Gallery?Reveal the answer

Likeness of the Artist's Father, Artist's Sister in the Garden and Landscape: the Šariš Gallery, Prešov holds 11 of the works on this page.

Adalbert Erdely: a portrait of the artist

The Life and Legacy of Adalbert Erdely

Adalbert Erdely was a Hungarian and Carpatho-Rusyn painter, writer, and art educator who became a central figure in midcentury Transcarpathian art. Born in Klimovitsia, Austria-Hungary, he pursued his formal training at the Budapest Academy of Arts between 1911 and 1915. His academic journey included a scholarship at the Kecskemét Artists' Camp, where he studied under Béla Iványi-Grünwald and Ferenc Olgyay. Following his studies, Erdely served as a drawing teacher in Munkács and Ungvár. His career was marked by significant travel, including a twelve-year tour through Munich, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland, as well as time spent in Paris at the Gargillese art school.

In Transcarpathia, Erdely was a prolific organizer and educator. Alongside József Boksai, he founded an art school in 1927, an institution that eventually evolved into the Transcarpathian Academy of Arts. He also established the Association of Artists of Transcarpathia, serving as its president. His professional life faced significant challenges following World War II; after being accused of "bourgeois aestheticism" and "formalism" by political ideologues in 1949, he was stripped of his official posts and forced into retirement. Despite these hardships, he continued to work through commissions and portraiture until his death in Uzhhorod.

Artistic Contributions and Style

Erdely was a versatile artist who worked across nearly every genre, leaving behind a body of work that includes:

His paintings are characterized by the use of drama, abstract forms, light reflections, and a palette of bright but harmonious colors. His artistic output was exhibited widely, with solo shows in cities such as Budapest, Munich, Prague, Paris, and Brussels. His works are held in various public collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts of Boksay County in Uzhhorod and the Museum of Fine Arts of the Mukhachevo Basin in Kyiv.

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