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Teréz Zsolnay
Teréz Zsolnay, married Mattyasovzky (21 March 1854 – 16 May 1944) was a Hungary, Hungarian applied arts, applied artist in the medium of ceramics who worked for the Zsolnay, Zsolnay Ceramic Factory, founded by her father Vilmos Zsolnay in Pécs, in 1868. Along with her younger sister Julia Zsolnay, Julia and Ármin Klein, she was the most important artist of that factory during its rapid growth and worldwide success in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Life and art Teréz based her artistic expression on Hungarian folk art, folk motifs, and for this purpose she gathered a collection of folk art that numbered more than 10,000 objects. In her memoirs, she also mentions that in addition to collecting folk treasures from around Pécs, she also had the opportunity to study the most typical motifs of other parts of Hungary, thanks to the friendliness of the then director of the Hungarian National Museum, who made many objects available to her. In addition, she closely follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolnay Teréz (FLT 8540)
Zsolnay, or formally Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt (Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory Private Limited) is a Hungarian manufacturer of porcelain, tiles, and stoneware. The company introduced the eosin glazing process and pyrogranite ceramics. History The Zsolnay factory was established by Miklós Zsolnay (1800–1880) in Pécs, Hungary, to produce stoneware and other ceramics in 1853. In 1863, his son, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828–1900) joined the company and became its manager and director after several years. He led the factory to worldwide recognition by demonstrating its innovative products at world fairs and international exhibitions, including the Weltausstellung 1873 Wien, 1873 World Fair in Vienna, then at the Exposition Universelle (1878), 1878 World Fair in Paris, where Zsolnay received a Grand Prix. In 1893, Zsolnay introduced porcelain pieces made of eosin. Tádé Sikorski (1852–1940) married Vilmos’ daughter Júlia and became the chief designer. In 1900 Vilmos’ son Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
