Ede Margó
Encyclopedia
Ede Margó was a Hungarian
sculptor and artist
. His sculptural style integrated elements of impressionism
and realism
.
He is best known for his work on the Resort Chapel (Üdülőhelyi kápolna) in Zamárdi
and the making of statues of Lajos Kossuth
with Szigfrid Pongrácz for the towns of Arad
(now in Romania
) and Debrecen
. His Kossuth Memorial in Arad
, erected in 1909, was removed by the order of the Brătianu
government in 1925. The bronze statues were kept in storage for decades together with György Zala's more famous Liberty Monument (also demolished in 1925 but restored in 2004). Their fate is unknown. In addition to statues used for decorating buildings he also modelled sepulchral monuments and independent compositions.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
sculptor and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. His sculptural style integrated elements of impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
and realism
Realism (visual arts)
Realism in the visual arts is a style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. The term is used in different senses in art history; it may mean the same as illusionism, the representation of subjects with visual mimesis or verisimilitude, or may mean an emphasis on the actuality of...
.
He is best known for his work on the Resort Chapel (Üdülőhelyi kápolna) in Zamárdi
Zamárdi
-Twin towns — Sister cities:Zamárdi is twinned with:- External links :*...
and the making of statues of Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...
with Szigfrid Pongrácz for the towns of Arad
Arad, Romania
Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
(now in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) and Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
. His Kossuth Memorial in Arad
Arad, Romania
Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
, erected in 1909, was removed by the order of the Brătianu
Ion I. C. Bratianu
Ion I. C. Brătianu was a Romanian politician, leader of the National Liberal Party , the Prime Minister of Romania for five terms, and Foreign Minister on several occasions; he was the eldest son of statesman and PNL leader Ion Brătianu, the brother of Vintilă and Dinu Brătianu, and the father of...
government in 1925. The bronze statues were kept in storage for decades together with György Zala's more famous Liberty Monument (also demolished in 1925 but restored in 2004). Their fate is unknown. In addition to statues used for decorating buildings he also modelled sepulchral monuments and independent compositions.