The Koller Gallery (founded in 1953) is the oldest private gallery of Hungary, situated in the Castle District of Budapest. At the top floor of the three storied atelier-house, there is a memorial room for the Hungarian artist

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History

In the post war period the gallerist György Koller (1923–1996) founded the Association of Hungarian Engravers (“RMAK”)in 1953. In 1980, the first private gallery of Hungary was opened in the atelier-house of the Hungarian-Italian sculptor

. From that time on the Koller Gallery was authorized to present not only graphic artists, but also sculptures and paintings. By the year 1984, an exhibition cum auction room was established in the

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, which is known to extend cooperation with Koller Gallery. Additionally, an exhibition room was opened in the Sándor Petőfi street as well as in the Hilton Hotel in the Castle District. György Koller, the founder of the Koller Gallery, died in 1996. In the year 2006, the grandson of György Koller became the managing director of the Koller Gallery. The aim of the gallery still is to represent Hungarian and international modern and contemporary art.

Represented artists

From the beginning, the gallery represented contemporary artists, especially engravers and graphical artists as f.e.

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, Lajos Szalay,

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, Vladimir Szabó and Gyula Hincz. The Koller Gallery also represents modern and contemporary sculptors such as

Imre Varga Imre Varga (1 November 1923 – 9 December 2019) was a Hungarian sculptor, painter, designer and graphic artist. He was regarded as one of Hungary's most important living artists, and he has been called one of the "most skilled sculptors in H ...

, Miklós Melocco and Péter Párkányi and modern and contemporary painters, such as

István Szőnyi István Szőnyi (1894-1960) was a Hungarian painter and printmaker noted for works such as ''The Bend of the Danube and Zebegény.'' He and his family rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Hence they were declared Righteous Among the Nations on Octo ...

István Csók István Csók (13 February 1865, Sáregres – 1 February 1961) was a Hungarian Impressionist painter. Csok lived and exhibited in Paris for a portion of his life. He became most famous in Hungary for his nudes, portraits, and landscapes o ...

, Bertalan Por, István Mácsai and among the young artists Gábor Szenteleki and Mózes Incze, just to name a few. The gallery also offers art appraisals and services for art collectors.

Amerigo Tot memorial room

The Koller Gallery has been established in the former atelier-house of the Hungarian-Italian sculptor

. To pay a tribute to the artist, a permanent memorial room cum exhibition center has been opened in fall 2010.

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