Félix Bódog Widder (; 28 April 1874 – 26 September 1939) was a Hungarian

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, graphic designer and

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Biography and career

Félix Bódog Widder was born on 28 April 1874 in Arad. His daughter was Magda Widder, the wife of poet Béla Vihar and the mother of Judit Vihar. He studied in

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. He was an

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painter. He made the

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by hand for his

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

References

Gallery

File:Widder_Young_Woman_1902.jpg, Young Woman, 1902 File:Widder Portrait of a Woman 1916.jpg, ''Portrait of my wife'', 1916 File:WIDDER_FÉLIX_5.JPG, Diósjenő 1926 File:Widder_Mednyánszky_1919.jpg, ''Mednyánszky'', 1919 File:Widder Dunavecse 1939.jpg, ''Dunavecse'', 1939 File:Widder Dömsöd Landscape 1932.jpg, ''Dömsöd'', 1932 . File:Widder Mátrafüred 1921.jpg, ''Mátrafüred'', 1921. File:WIDDER FÉLIX 1.JPG, Nógrádverőce 1934 WIDDER FÉLIX 2.JPG, kép Börzsönyben 1937 File:WIDDER_FÉLIX_3.JPG, Nagymosás 1932 WIDDER_FÉLIX_4.JPG, Falusi házak

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* * * 1874 births Hungarian painters Hungarian graphic designers 1939 deaths People from Arad, Romania {{Authority control