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Lajos Kantor
Monumental Cubist Charcoal Drawing Paper on Canvas Signed By Lajos Kantor

1965

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Outstanding Monumental Artwork Consists of 8 mounted Cubist charcoal drawings mounted on blind canvas frames. Drawing for the Panon University Hall Mosaic Project executed in 1965, City of Veszprem, Hungary. size : 420 x 370 cm cca Lajos Kántor painter, graphic artist 1922 - 2013 Lajos Kántor was a student of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts between 1949 and 1954, where Gyula Hincz, Endre Domanovszky, Bernáth Aurél, and Jenő Barcsay were his teachers. From 1958 to 1964, he was a member of the artist group called Hatok “The Six”. In 1968, he was a scholarship recipient of the Hungarian Academy in Rome; In 1972, his work was recognized with the Munkácsy Award. In 1973, he received the Grand Prize of the Metropolitan Council, and in 1975, the prize of the Art Fund. Since 1991, he has been a member of the Hungarian Fine Arts Association. In 1976, he went on a study trip to France. His decorative, constructive image structures compress the visual into symbols, in which he believes in the humanistic values of life and the human awareness that counterbalances the destructive effect of technical civilization. Exhibitions: 1962 • Six painters, Ernst Museum, Budapest 1966 • Contemporary painters, Skopje 1969 • X. International Graphic Biennale, São Paulo • Hungarian Art 1945-1969, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest • New Works, Műcsarnok, Budapest 1971 • Warsaw 1992 • Vienna His public works Marble mosaics (Veszprém, University of Chemical Industry) His works are in collection of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
  • Creator:
    Lajos Kantor (1922, Hungarian)
  • Creation Year:
    1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 145.67 in (370 cm)Width: 165.36 in (420 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    420 x370Price: $38,755
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    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Rome, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1004114382392
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