Kondor, Béla
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Biography
After 1945, he was one of most particular Hungarian artists. His graphical life-work is equally important with his paintings. With his individual style, he was at the same time modern and traditional. He followed with his techniques the old masters, but his works were still contemporary. It was important, that the choice of topic always burried some meaning. That explains, why he often used traditional iconographic representations although reinventing them.
In the centre of his moralising works is often the self-destructive man, who is overwhelmed by the surrounding he created himself, but which he can no longer controll. Philosophical and metaphysical references can be found in his works, as well as social and human sensitivity.
Due to his early death, he leaves us an unfinished life-work. But his influence on future graphical generations is still strong. His life-work was awared the Munkácsy-award in 1965 and 1971 and the Kossuth-Award in 1990.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1931 | He was born in Pestszentlőrinc in Budapest |
| 1950-1956 | College of Fine Arts, painting department |
| and from the third year he specialized on graphic | |
| Regularly worked in Miskolc and the in the | |
| Artist Colony of Kecskemét | |
| He went to study to France, Yugoslavia | |
| Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Russia | |
| His teachers: Jenő Barcsay, János Kmetty, | |
| Endre Domanovszky, Károly Koffán. | |
| Awards | |
| 1990 | He was posthumously awarded by the Kossuth Prize |
| 1971 | Munkácsy-award |
| 1970 | Cracow International Graphic Biennial Awarded |
| 1966 | Lugano Graphic Biennial special invitee |
| 1965 | Tokyo International Graphic Biennial Awarded |
| 1965 | Munkácsy-award |
| 1963 | National Graphic Biennial Grand Prize, Miskolc |
| 1959 | Derkovits-scholarship |
| Selected exhibitions | |
| 1973 | Helikon Gallery, Budapest |
| 1972 | Petőfi Literary Museum, Budapest |
| 1972 | Institute of Cultural Relations Exhibition Hall, Budapest |
| 1970 | Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1970 | Lajos Kossuth University of Science, Debrecen |
| 1968 | Venice. XXXIV. Biennial |
| 1968 | Patriotic front V. districts's Club, Budapest |
| 1966 | Mihály Munkácsy Museum, Békéscsaba |
| 1965 | Sao Paolo-i VIII. Biennial |
| 1965 | Ernst Museum, Budapest |
| 1964 | Saint Stephen King Museum, Székesfehérvár |
| 1964 | Salon Gradskoj M., Szabadka |
| 1964 | Dürer Hall, Budapest |
| 1964 | Tokyo IV International Graphic Biennial |
| 1963 | Paris Biennial of Young Artists |
| 1963 | Jókai Club, Budapest |
| 1963 | Young Artists Club, Budapest |
| 1962 | Miami Museum of Modern Art |
| 1960 | Adolf Fényes Hall, Budapest |
| 1958 | Lugano International Graphics Exhibition |
| Works in public collection | |
| Museum of Bakony, Veszprém | |
| City Gallery, Budapest | |
| Gallery of Szombathely, Szombathely | |
| Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre | |
| Lajos Hatvany Museum, Hatvan | |
| Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc | |
| Saint Stephen King Museum, Székesfehérvár | |
| Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs | |
| Ferenc Móra Museum, Szeged | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| Miskolci Gallery, Miskolc | |
| Mihály Munkácsy Museum, Békéscsaba | |
| Sándor Nógrádi Museum, Salgótarján | |
| Petőfi Literary Museum, Budapest | |
| Gallery of Somogy, Kaposvár | |
| City Gallery, Linz |
