03 — ARTWORK
Boys Throwing Stones
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 120 x 149 cm
- TYPE
- Genre
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Boys Throwing Stones, painted in 1890, was one of the major works born during the time that Károly Ferenczy spent in the town of Szentendre. By that time Ferenczy had already been to Paris, and after having settled in the small town near the River Danube, he tried synthesize the experiences he gained in the French capitalThe head or crowning feature of a column or pillar. Structurally, capitals broaden the area of a column so that it can more easily bear the weight of the arch or entablature it supports. with his own way of perceiving nature.
The figures of the boys are monumentally set against the melancholy, barren landscape. Their movements are well observed, the rendering is far removed from any kind of narrative character. Although the gestures show different phases of motion, Ferenczy emphasizes the eternal character of the figures. With not a single bright colour patch to be found, the various shades of pearly grays dominate the finely wrought, dull colours. Ferenczy later joined the artists' colony at Nagybánya, where he developed a new style of painting.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Boys Throwing Stones by FERENCZY, Károly},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ferenczy-kroly-re1fcd07a59b2a5/boys-throwing-stones-rcaac4d81c581a0},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
