Mária Barta (1897-1969) was a Hungarian painter.

Biography

Barta was born in Budapest, Hungary on 28 July 1897, one of three children, all of whom pursued careers in art. She studied at the

Hungarian University of Fine Arts The Hungarian University of Fine Arts ( Hungarian: , MKE) is the central Hungarian art school in Budapest, Andrássy Avenue. It was founded in 1871 as the Hungarian Royal Drawing School ''(Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda)'' and has been called ...

where her teachers included

Béla Iványi-Grünwald Béla Iványi-Grünwald (6 May 1867 – 24 September 1940) was a Hungarian painter, a leading member of the Nagybánya artists' colony and founder of the Kecskemét artists' colony. Life Born in Som, Iványi-Grünwald began his artistic ...

József Rippl-Rónai József Rippl-Rónai (23 May 1861 – 25 November 1927) was a Hungarian painter. He was among the first Hungarian exponents of artistic modernism. Biography He was born in Kaposvár. After his studies at the high school there, he went to ...

, and

Géza Udvary Géza László Udvary (20 September 1872, Perbenyik - 4 February 1932, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter in the Romantic style. Biography He attended the public schools of Kassa and Debrecen, then studied painting at a private school operate ...

. She continued her studies at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna. For a time she lived in Paris. She was a member of KUT (New Society of Artists). Barta's work in 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 ...

Family

Barta had two brothers. All three children spent time traveling in Europe during or after their education. (14 October 1892 - 11 September 1976) was a painter creating large-scale murals, including one in the Industrial Hall in Budapest. He developed an interest in

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, illustrating books and teaching the language. (3 March 1889 - 8 May 1986) attended Iparművészeti Főiskola (College of Applied Arts) in Budapest. He became a sculptor. His work is in the collection of the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck. His sculpture ''Liebeskraft'' (Power of Love) is installed at

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as a symbol of peace.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barta, Maria 1897 births 1969 deaths Painters from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian women painters 20th-century Hungarian painters 20th-century American women artists