Fülöp Ö. Beck
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Beck Ö. Fülöp (1873 - 1945) was a Hungarian
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 noted for his medal
Medal
A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
sculptures of Endre Ady
Endre Ady
Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...
, Sándor Petõfi
Sándor Petofi
Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
, Ferenc Liszt, Mihály Babits
Mihály Babits
Mihály Babits was a Hungarian poet, writer and translator.- Biography :...
and Kelemen Mikes
Kelemen Mikes
Kelemen Mikes was a Transylvanian-born Hungarian political figure and essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg Monarchy. Mikes is referred to as the "Hungarian Goethe", made famous by his Letters from Turkey...
creating over 500 in his career. Later in his career he created notable busts of Zoltan Kodaly
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
and Zsigmond Moricz
Zsigmond Móricz
Zsigmond Móricz was a major Hungarian novelist and Social Realist. He was among the earliest significant literary figures writing in Hungarian.- Early life and education :...
and various tombs and developed a post-impressionism
Post-Impressionism
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style influenced by elements of Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
.
Biography
Beck was born in PápaPápa
Pápa is a historical city in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 33,000 inhabitants, it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region....
, in 1873. In 1888 he studied the goldsmith's craft at the School of Applied Arts in Budapest until 1893 when he after visiting Vienna
Vienna
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travelled to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on a scholarship the following year. In Paris
Paris
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he participated in a competition which was to create the medal of the Millennium Exhibition. He won while he was the pupil of Ponscarme at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
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in Paris in 1895. In 1898 exhibition he exhibited his medals at the Museum of Industrial Design, the first year than medals had been showcased, later winning a silver medal at the World Exhibition in Paris
Paris
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in 1900. He spent a number of years in Germany
Germany
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and in Italy
Italy
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where he won the Grand Prix in Milan
Milan
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in 1906.
In Milan who grew interested in creating statues and moved back to his country, opening up a workshop in Göd
Göd
- Industry :Göd is famous for its thriving tourism. It has a thermal spa open almost 365 days a year with its water already declared as rich in minerals...
. His earlier works include Animal Reliefs in 1911, Saint Sebastian in 1914, and Aphrodite in 1915 and was contracted to sculpturally decorate the Corvin department store in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
in 1916.
In 1928 he began working on tombs and memorials creating the Tomb of Baumgarten and Fellner
Fellner
Fellner is a surname which may refer to:* Eduardo Fellner , Argentine politician* Eric Fellner , British film producer* Ferdinand Fellner , Austrian architect...
's tomb in 1932, the Ferenc Liszt Memorial in 1935 and the Kölcsey Memorial, and Iron Founders in 1943).
He died in 1945.