István Szentgyörgyi (1881 - 1938) was a Hungarian

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. His work exemplified

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. Fourteen of his statues are in the possession of the

Hungarian National Gallery The Hungarian National Gallery (also known as Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, ), 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 w ...

and a copy of "Tip Catting" can be found in the

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Biography

His works include "

Tip Catting Tip or TIP may refer to: Common meanings * Tip (gambling) * Tip (gratuity) * Tip (law enforcement) * another term for advice Science and technology * Tank phone, a device allowing infantry to communicate with the occupants of an armoured veh ...

" 1920, "

Portrait of Ferenc Herczeg Portrait of Ferenc Herczeg is an undated sculpture by Hungarian sculptor István Szentgyörgyi. The title ''Portrait of Ferenc Herceg'' is misleading because the picture shows the reverse of the bronze medal/plate in question and does not repr ...

" (undated), "

Lamp (sculpture) Lamp, Lamps or LAMP may refer to: Lighting * Oil lamp, using an oil-based fuel source * Kerosene lamp, using kerosene as a fuel * Electric lamp, or light bulb, a replaceable component that produces light from electricity * Light fixture, or li ...

" 1923, "

Áron Szilády According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron ( or ) was an Israelite prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament ( ...

" in

Kiskunhalas Kiskunhalas (; ) is a city in the county of Bács-Kiskun, Hungary. Railroad The city is an important railway junction. It crosses the Budapest-Subotica-Belgrade railway line. The Kiskunfélegyháza railway ends in Kiskunhalas. Geography Kisk ...

1927, "

My Son with a Dog My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

" 1927, "

Memorial of the 32nd Regiment A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as homes ...

" 1933, and "

Portrait of István Réti A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better re ...

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Fine Arts in Hungary
Hungarian sculptors 1881 births 1938 deaths 20th-century Hungarian sculptors {{Hungary-sculptor-stub