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Red Engine

Sándor Bortnyik (1883–1976)1918

Hungarian National Museum

Hungarian National Museum
Budapest, Hungary

Red Engine, painted in 1918 displays a composition with the combination of elements flushed, cut with vertical and diagonal edges in cubic way. The main blue, red and yellow fields of the surface were cut with three white wedges showing the dynamism of movement. As symbol of the 19 century industrialization and workmen, the train, together with red colour destined for social thoughts.

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  • Title: Red Engine
  • Creator: Sándor Bortnyik (1883–1976)
  • Date: 1918
  • Location: Hungary
Hungarian National Museum

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