Photorealistic painting “Dream” (2023) by Duhaj Peter, oil on canvas

Peter Duhaj, along with artists Istvan Cenegal, Laszlo Gulyas, and Jozsef Furst, is among the leading figures of contemporary Hungarian realist painting. The quality of his work is breathtaking and can be summed up in one word: perfect photorealism. The female and male nudes on his canvases are painted with brilliant skill. Their perfectly rendered bodies radiate an almost mystical erotic charge. As a viewer, one feels almost tempted to touch the naked bodies on the canvases, to merge with them on the canvas, or to take them home...