Gyula Toth

Gyula Tóth carried a sketchbook everywhere, scribbling faces on café napkins and train tickets. He painted the same model for years, never once asking her name—just watched the way light hit her collarbone and moved on. You’ll find his simple, warm portraits hanging in small Budapest galleries; they feel like overheard conversations rather than posed portraits. Start with *Portret de femeie* and see how he turned a stranger into someone you’d nod to on the street.