Sándor Boldogfai Farkas (29 July 1907 – 12 November 1970) was a Hungarian sculptor,

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Biography

Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: ''Boldogfai Farkas Sándor'') was born in

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on 1907. He hailed from the ancient Roman Catholic Hungarian noble family

Farkas de Boldogfa Farkas de Boldogfa, (in Hungarian: "''boldogfai Farkas család''"; in German: "''Farkas von Boldogfa''"), is the name of a Hungarian noble family. Their members were landowners that occupied diverse relevant roles in the political, administrat ...

from the

Zala county Zala ( hu, Zala megye, ; ; ) is an administrative county ( comitatus or ''megye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia ( Lend ...

. His father was Lajos Farkas de Boldogfa (1878–1930), administrator of the lands of

that belonged to Count Jenő Festetics. His mother was Eugenia Margitai (1882–1908). His paternal grandparents were

Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (22 September 1713 – 22 February 1770) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, and vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') between 1761 and 1769. Biography Born in Zalaboldogfa in the county o ...

(1838–1908), landowner, Zala county auditor and monetary

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of the county, and the noble lady Zsófia Marton de Nemesnép (1842–1900). Sándor Boldogfai Farkas had several paternal uncles: vitéz

Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa Vitéz Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (16 September 1880 – 11 January 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman, colonel of the Kingdom of Hungary, captain of the Order of Vitéz of the county of Zala. He was knight of the Order of the Austrian Iron Crow ...

(1880– 1946),

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of the

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, captain of the

Order of Vitéz The Order of Vitéz ( hu, Vitézi Rend; frequently spelled in English as 'Vitez') is a Hungarian order of merit which was founded in 1920. It was awarded as a state honour from 1920 to 1944, and continues as a semi-independent order of chivalry u ...

of the county of Zala, knight of the

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, and also dr.

István Farkas de Boldogfa Dr. István Farkas de Boldogfa (11 July 1875 – 6 January 1921) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist of the Kingdom of Hungary, supreme chief magistrate of district of Sümeg ( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró'') in the county of Zala. Life Born in ...

(1875–1921),

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of the

, supreme chief magistrate of district of

Sümeg Sümeg (german: Schimeck) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. Sümeg is mostly known for Sümeg Castle. It is north of Lake Balaton. Twin towns – sister cities Sümeg is twinned with: * Aichtal, Germany * Sovata, Romania * Tapolca, Hunga ...

(''főszolgabíró'') in the county of Zala. Sándor Boldogfai Farkas' half sister Mária Farkas de Boldogfa married the Hungarian sculptor

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. Sándor studied goldsmithing at the School of Applied Arts between 1921 and 1926, then he continued his studies at the College of Fine Arts between 1927 and 1933. His masters were István Csajka and

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1 July 1884 – 14 August 1975) was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. His sculptural style integrated elements of realism and academism Academic art, or academicism or academism, is a style of painting and sculpt ...

. In 1926 he was awarded with the Ferenczy István Prize, and in the same year he received the Metropolitan Prize and the Rothermere Prize. Between 1931 and 1932 he was teaching assistant to Zsimond Kisfaludi Strobl. Between 1932 and 1933 he studied at the

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with an Italian state scholarship. In 1933 he was awarded the Budapest Capital Award for his "''Loader''" statue. In 1942 he and Tibor Gallé opened a free arts school in Budapest. Sándor Bodlogfai Farkas married Ilona Nagy in Budapest, but soon divorced. On 6 November 1937 he married the noble lady Erzsébet Csákány de Lécfalva (1908–1970), daughter of Zsigmond Csákány de Lécfalva and Julianna Lányi. On 19 December 1943, Ferenc Deák Literary and Art Circle was formed in Zalaegerszeg with the participation of 28 artists, including Sándor Boldogfai Farkas. He didn't fight in the Second World War, but after the Soviets occupied Budapest in 1945 he was arrested by them; he was released only months later. He worked and lived at the Art Colony on Százados Avenue (''Százados úti művésztelep''). The Second World War devastated great part of the buildings of Budapest: in 1957 the

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Sándor Boldogfai Farkas, Ödön Metky and János Sóváry carved replicas in the New York Caféof the damaged allegorical sculptures of Thrift and Wealth, America and Hungary. For a while in the 1960s, his favorite subjects were animal life, holy persons, and creatures of Greek mythology. When the

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was introduced in

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Sándor Boldogfai Farkas designed the first coin (called "''Tantusz''") that used for these public machines.Zalai Magyar Élet, 1943. április-június (4. évfolyam, 74–144. szám) Based on his life sized "Deer" named fountain sculpture of bronze, the

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produced a porcelain figurine replica of a deer cow, breastfeeding it's calf (the piece is 25 cm high). His funeral was 10 days after his death on 23 November 1970, at the Göcseji Road Cemetery,

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and west-southw ...

. Some of his medals are in the Göcsej Museum in Zalaegerszeg.

Several of his sculptures

*„''Ne féljetek kicsinyhitűek''!" relief (1928, Balatonfüred, Round church) *

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(1933, Budapest, Saint Stephen Martyr church, II. District) *

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of vitéz

Miklós Horthy Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the regen ...

(1936, Balatonfüred, Honvéd street 2.) *

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(1936, Törökbálint, Munkácsy Mihály út 83.) *

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memorial tomb (1937, Budapest, Farkasréti cemetery) *

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(1938, Palermo) *Female portré (1938, Nagykőrös, cemetery of Kecskeméti út) *Fountain of the Holy Mary (1939, Budapest, Pasaréti square) *Ifjú akt (1939, Zürich) *Memorial plaque of

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(1940, Budapest I. District, Színház u. 1–3.) *János Kabay (1946, Tiszavasvári, Báthori street 3.) *

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tomb (1948, Cathedral Basilica of Győr) *

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and it's calf (1953, Dorog) *Mother with her child (1954, Budapest, Palatinus water park on

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) *

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(1955, Budapest,

) *Vizafogó (1955, Zalaegerszeg, city waterpark) *Fountain díszkút (1956, Budapest XX. district, Teremszeg street) *Bull leading (1956, Keszthely, Tapolcai street 45.) *Juditka (1957, Nagykőrös, cemetery of Kecskeméti út) *Dog (1957, Budapest XIX. District, Árpád street 14.) *Pinguins (1958, Budapest X. District, Üllői úti ltp. Szárnyas street) *

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(1960, Debrecen, Csokonai Theater) *Ferenc Rózsa (1961, Budapest, Zrínyi Akadémia) *Monkey (1961, Budapest III. District, Gyenes street 8.) *Calf (1964, Budapest XI. District, next to the az Irinyi József u. 32/C) *

of Döme Horváth (1964, Kecskemét, Noszlopy-park) *Boy with sailboat (1965, Balatonfüred, Ady street 40.) *Faun (1967, Dunavecse, Fő út 35.) *

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(1969,

) *Gyula Derkovits (1969, Budapest, Pihenő street 1.) *

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, (Budapest,

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) *Saint

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(Budapest, Kapisztrán Szent János church, II. District)

References

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