Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl
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Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl ( Alsórajk
1884 - Budapest
1975) was a Hungarian
sculptor and artist
. His sculptural style integrated elements of realism
and academism style mainly engaged in creating portrait busts.
: he produced two nude sketches in 1904 and 1905. He went to Vienna
on a scholarship. On his return to Hungary
, Béla Radnai was his master at the School of Industrial Design.
Finale, a composition with three nude figures from 1911, won him the Radics Prize in 1912 allowing him to go to Italy
, France
and Belgium
. His art was influenced by the esthetics of Adolf Hildebrand, a notable German
sculptor and theoretician whose academic style left its trace on Kisfaludi Strobl's sculpture.
He participated as a soldier in World War I
, during which he created portraits. "Archer" from the late 20s reflected Bourdelle's influence.
Kisfaludi Stobl's art reached its peak between the two world wars, in the late 1920s and 1930s. Technically his work was highly proficient, and his statue
s and china
figures, whether small or larger than life-size, had a dynamic elegance
of their own. That period of his life was marked by countless small bronzes, plaquettes and monumental
statue
s (such as the War Memorial in Nagykanizsa, and the Prince St. Emeric in Budapest
in 1930) after making study trips to England
and the United States
. He made portraits of Béla Iványi Grünwald 1924, Dénes Györgyi 1923, G.B. Shaw 1932, János Pásztor 1934, and Crown Princess Elizabeth of England 1937, some 50 or so completed in Great Britain
brought him fame not only in Hungary
and Great Britain
but all over the world.
The bust of General Hamilton was erected in Aberdeen
, Scotland
, and The Birth of Venus in Santa Barbara
, California
. "Liberty
" on Gellért Hill
was created in a record time in 1947.
Kisfaludi Stobl produced the main figure of the Kossuth Memorial
which was erected in front of the Hungarian Parliament in 1952, and in 1953 the new figures of Rákóczi and Kossuth for the Millennium Memorial.
He was over 80 when he produced a monumental version of "Warriors of the Border", a statuette, which was erected in Eger
in 1968. His portraits of Zoltán Kodály
(1966), Árpád Szakasits" and Pál Pátzay (1967) were also widely praised.
Zsigond's works are in the collection of the Hungarian National Gallery
and the Göcsej Museum, as well as the British Museum
, The Hermitage
and the Pushkin Museum
. He also taught András Beck
.
He died in Budapest
in 1975.
Alsórajk
Alsórajk is a village in Zala county, Hungary.-References:...
1884 - 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...
1975) 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 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 realism
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
and academism style mainly engaged in creating portrait busts.
Early life
Zsigmond studied under Mátrai and Antal Lóránfi at the School of Applied Arts for four years. Meanwhile he worked in the workshop of Alajos StróblAlajos Stróbl
Alajos Stróbl was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. His work can be best characterized with sensitive realistic modelling and he became one of the most renowned sculptors of memorials in Hungary at the turn of the 20th century....
: he produced two nude sketches in 1904 and 1905. He went to Vienna
Vienna
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on a scholarship. On his return to Hungary
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...
, Béla Radnai was his master at the School of Industrial Design.
Finale, a composition with three nude figures from 1911, won him the Radics Prize in 1912 allowing him to go to Italy
Italy
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, France
France
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and Belgium
Belgium
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. His art was influenced by the esthetics of Adolf Hildebrand, a notable German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sculptor and theoretician whose academic style left its trace on Kisfaludi Strobl's sculpture.
He participated as a soldier in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, during which he created portraits. "Archer" from the late 20s reflected Bourdelle's influence.
Kisfaludi Stobl's art reached its peak between the two world wars, in the late 1920s and 1930s. Technically his work was highly proficient, and his statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
s and china
China
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figures, whether small or larger than life-size, had a dynamic elegance
Elegance
Elegance is a synonym for beauty that has come to acquire the additional connotations of unusual effectiveness and simplicity. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness particularly in the areas of visual design, decoration, the sciences, and the esthetics of mathematics...
of their own. That period of his life was marked by countless small bronzes, plaquettes and monumental
Monumental
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statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
s (such as the War Memorial in Nagykanizsa, and the Prince St. Emeric 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 1930) after making study trips to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the United States
United States
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. He made portraits of Béla Iványi Grünwald 1924, Dénes Györgyi 1923, G.B. Shaw 1932, János Pásztor 1934, and Crown Princess Elizabeth of England 1937, some 50 or so completed in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
brought him fame not only in Hungary
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...
and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
but all over the world.
The bust of General Hamilton was erected in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and The Birth of Venus in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. "Liberty
Liberty Statue (Budapest)
The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II. Its location upon Gellért Hill makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape.The 14 metre tall bronze statue...
" on Gellért Hill
Gellért Hill
Gellért Hill is a high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of the 1st and 11th Districts. Gellért Hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the...
was created in a record time in 1947.
Kossuth Memorial
Kossuth Memorial is an imposing statue of former Hungarian Regent-President Lajos Kossuth in front of the Hungarian Parliament Building on Lajos Kossuth Square in Budapest...
which was erected in front of the Hungarian Parliament in 1952, and in 1953 the new figures of Rákóczi and Kossuth for the Millennium Memorial.
He was over 80 when he produced a monumental version of "Warriors of the Border", a statuette, which was erected in Eger
Eger
Eger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, east of the Mátra Mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines.- Name :...
in 1968. His portraits of Zoltán Kodály
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....
(1966), Árpád Szakasits" and Pál Pátzay (1967) were also widely praised.
Zsigond's works are in the collection of the Hungarian National Gallery
Hungarian National Gallery
The Hungarian National Gallery , was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the many twentieth-century Hungarian artists who worked in Paris and other locations in the West...
and the Göcsej Museum, as well as the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, The Hermitage
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
and the Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour....
. He also taught András Beck
András Beck
András Beck was a Hungarian sculptor. He was noted for hissymbolic and expressionist bronze statuettes and portrait busts.Beck was born in Alsógöd in 1911. His father an artist Ödön Fülöp Beck trained him from a young age and he later became a pupil of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl at the Hungarian...
.
He died 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 1975.