Design - book decoration
| Accession Nr.: | MLT 333 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Greguss, Gizella (1862 - 1955) / designer |
| Date of production: |
1898
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| Place of production: | Budapest |
| Inscription: | jobbra lent. MGGG |
|---|---|
| Materials: | paper |
| Techniques: | Indian ink |
| Dimensions: |
height: 19,5 cm
width: 36,3 cm
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The typical characteristic of Gizella Greguss Mirkovszky's decorative motifs is the organic, stylized floral decoration, connected strongly with nature. Being a painter and a graphic teacher, she usually arranged her works according in mirror symmetry, in this case an oak branch and a poppy stem, creating a mere element of decoration, rhythmically dividing the surface. The extensive use of black silhouettes is also apparent.
Literature
- Gellér Katalin: A szecessziós könyvillusztráció Magyarországon (1895-1925). Miskolci Galéria, Miskolc, 1997.
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.317. (Horváth Hilda)
