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Istvan A. Varga
“Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest”

Circa 1980

$640
£486.58
€561.53
CA$895.83
A$1,003.09
CHF 523.36
MX$12,221.90
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Original watercolor by Istvan Varga of the Chain Bridge in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Under glass. The grand Parliament Building in the distance on the right. The watercolor is housed in a faux wood narrow frame in a driftwood finish. Overall framed measurements are 9.5 by 12.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Istvan A. Varga was born June 21, 1917, in Kemenyegerszeg, Hungary, and came to Sarasota in 1989 from New York. He was a renowned artist. He received a doctorate from the University of Pecs and was an officer in the Hungarian Cavalry. He was a member of the Kossuth Club of Sarasota, the Sarasota Art Association and the Suncoast Watercolor Society. He died in 2004. Istvan A. Varga, 87, Sarasota, died Oct. 16, 2004. He was born June 21, 1917, in Kemenyegerszeg, Hungary, and came to Sarasota in 1989 from New York. He was CEO of the Zelenda Machine and Tool Co. from 1963 to 1989 before retiring and was a renowned artist. He graduated from the University of Pecs and was an officer in the Hungarian Cavalry. He was a member of the Kossuth Club of Sarasota, the Sarasota Art Association and the Suncoast Watercolor Society. Istvan A. Varga, 87, Sarasota, died Oct. 16, 2004. He was born June 21, 1917, in Kemenyegerszeg, Hungary, and came to Sarasota in 1989 from New York. He was CEO of the Zelenda Machine and Tool Co. from 1963 to 1989 before retiring and was a renowned artist. He graduated from the University of Pecs and was an officer in the Hungarian Cavalry. He was a member of the Kossuth Club of Sarasota, the Sarasota Art Association and the Suncoast Watercolor Society. Bridge (Hungarian: Széchenyi lánchíd [ˈseːt͡ʃeːɲi ˈlaːnt͡shiːd]) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish engineer Adam Clark, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary. It was opened in 1849. It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi Square (formerly Roosevelt Square), adjacent to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and on the Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the Zero Kilometre Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle.
  • Creator:
    Istvan A. Varga (1917 - 2004, Hungarian)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14115569262

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