Koller Gallery
The Koller Gallery is proven to be the oldest private gallery in Hungary (founded in 1953) and is located in the Castle District of Budapest . The exhibition rooms extend over three floors, with the memorial room for the Hungarian artist Amerigo Tot on the top floor .
history
The gallery owner György Koller (1923–1996) first founded the copper engraver artists' association ("RMAK") in 1953. Due to its claim to the quality and authenticity of the works of art, the association quickly became a household name in the Hungarian art life and art trade - mainly because the artists experienced more freedom and personal support from the association than was possible from the government.
In 1980, the first private gallery in Hungary was opened in Amerigo Tot's studio house . From then on, the Koller Gallery received permission to present sculptures, small sculptures and paintings in addition to graphics. In 1984 she built a showroom and sales room in the Hungarian National Gallery , which strengthened cooperation with state institutions. In addition, exhibition rooms were opened in Petőfi Sándor utca as well as in the Hilton Hotel in Buda, which made it possible to present the art to a wider audience. In addition, through the organization of exhibitions such as by János Kass in London, by Imre Varga in Venice, Vienna, Basel and Paris or by Miklós Melocco in Hamburg, the reputation of Hungarian contemporary art has also improved abroad. György Koller died in 1996.
In 2006 the grandson György Kollers took over the management of the gallery. The aim of the gallery is to represent Hungarian and international contemporary and modern art. After a phase of modernization, the gallery has successfully organized numerous exhibitions at home and abroad.
Represented artists
Since the gallery was founded, she has represented contemporary artists, in particular engravers and graphic artists. In this tradition, artists such as Miklós Borsos , Lajos Szalay , János Kass , Vladimir Szabó and Gyula Hincz are exhibited. The Koller Gallery also represents modern and contemporary sculptors such as Miklós Borsos, Imre Varga , Miklós Melocco and Péter Párkányi, as well as modern and contemporary painters such as István Szőnyi , István Csók , Bertalan Pór , István Mácsai and Gábor Szenteleki and Mózes Incze . Art appraisal and offers for art collectors are part of expanding their profile.
Amerigo Dead Memorial Room
The Koller Gallery is now located in the former studio of the Hungarian-Italian sculptor Amerigo Tot. A permanent memorial room was built in his honor.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '12.7 " N , 19 ° 1' 57.1" E