László Marton (sculptor)

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The Little King's Daughter on the Danube Bank in Budapest (1990)
Attila József on Kossuth tér in Budapest (1980)
György Szondi at the Kodály körönd in Budapest (1958)

László Marton (born November 5, 1925 in Tapolca ; died October 5, 2008 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian sculptor .

Life

László Martons talent was recognized early, so that he was accepted as a student at the Moholy Nagy School as early as 1940 . From 1946 to 1952 he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of the sculptor Pál Pátzay .

Martons works have been exhibited many times, including internationally. His sculptures were displayed in public spaces both in the socialist Hungarian republic and after the political change. In 2000, a permanent exhibition was set up at his birthplace, Tapolca.

In addition to the sketches for his sculptures, Marton also painted watercolors. In 1995 he received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic and in 2003 the Kossuth Prize .

literature

  • László Marton: Marton László Budapest: Veszprémi Nyomda, 1992 biography
  • László Heitler: Marton László , Budapest: Képzőművészeti Kiadó, 1985 ISBN 9789633363041
  • Bakonyi Múzeum: Márton László, szobrász , Veszprém: Bakonyi Múzeum, 1977

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personal data
SURNAME Marton, László
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Tapolca
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 2008
Place of death Budapest