MAGYAR POSTA / 1978 GAL F. / DERKOVITS GYULA NEMZEDÉKEK / Postage Stamp / SZOCFILEX'98 Szombathely

Made in Hungary 

Value 3 x 3 + 1.50 Forint

Postage stamp issued by Hungary in 1978. It features the artwork of Gall Ferenc, a Hungarian painter and graphic artist who specialized in animal portraits. The text lists the name of the country, the name of the artist, and the title of the artwork. The artwork is a reproduction of a painting by Derkovits Gyula, a famous Hungarian modernist painter and graphic artist who died in 1934. The painting is called Nemzedékek (Generations) or Három nemzedék (Three Generations), and it depicts a worker reading a book, his wife feeding their child, and a portrait of Karl Marx on the wall. The painting expresses the social and political views of Derkovits, who was influenced by expressionism, cubism, and constructivism. The painting is part of the collection of the Hungarian National Gallery1.

The stamp is part of a series of four stamps that celebrate Hungarian modern art. The other stamps feature paintings by Andor A., Bortnyik Sándor, and Kassák Lajos.