Vilmos Aba-Novák
Vilmos Aba-Novák (born March 15, 1894 in Budapest ; † September 29, 1941 there ) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist . He is considered to be one of the most original and controversial talents in modern Hungarian painting.
Vilmos Aba-Novák studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest from 1912 to 1914 . He worked in the artists' colonies in Szolnok and Nagybánya (today Baia Mare , Romania ). From 1928 to 1930 he was a fellow at the Hungarian Academy in Rome. From 1939 he taught at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts .
His style contains elements of both Expressionism and the Italian Novecento . He liked to paint fairs and the circus. He created numerous frescoes on behalf of the Hungarian state and the Catholic Church :
- Roman Catholic Church in Jászszentandrás
- Hero's Gate in Szeged
- Stephen's mausoleum in Székesfehérvár
Aba-Novák received awards at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 and at the Biennale di Venezia in 1940. Many of his pictures can be found in the Hungarian National Gallery and in various public and private collections.
literature
- Hans Vollmer , "General Lexicon of Visual Artists", Leipzig 1937/38, Volume 1, p. 2.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vilmos Aba Novák . In: Encyclopædia Britannica .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aba-Novák, Vilmos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1941 |
| Place of death | Budapest |