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Karl Sovanka (Karol Šovánka) (7 March 1893 in
Uhrovec Uhrovec ( hu, Zayugróc) is a village and municipality in the Bánovce nad Bebravou District of the Trenčín Region of Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1258. Geography The village lies at an altitude ...
, near
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,
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– 1961 in Östringen, Germany) was a painter and sculptor. He is world-known for his paintings of animals and hunting motifs. He was a famous painter and sculptor from the town of Kežmarok. He studied in
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(prof. Ľudovít Mátray), in
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(prof. van der Stappen), and in Paris. He was a member of the Slovak painters club in
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. Sovanka was painting countrysides, animals and hunting motifs in nature, and he also made some sculptures and glasses. At an exhibition in
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in 1931, he was exhibited with the oil paintings "Fox in the winter", "Dogs with boar", and others. Besides Slovakia and Prague, he also held exhibitions in
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and Budapest. Other famous paintings: Tatras countryside. 1893 births 1961 deaths People from Bánovce nad Bebravou District Slovak painters Slovak sculptors Animal artists 20th-century Slovak painters 20th-century sculptors {{Slovakia-sculptor-stub