Ex-libris (bookplate) - The book of Henrik Sipos
| Accession Nr.: | ELT 42.91.a |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Gara, Arnold (1882 - 1929) / drawn by |
| Place of production: | Budapest |
| Inscription: | jobbra lent: GARA |
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| Materials: | paper |
| Dimensions: |
height: 109 mm
width: 81 mm
height: 90 mm
width: 66 mm
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In the Henrik Sipos ex libris competition of the periodical A Ház (see the ex libris of Lajos Kozma), this piece received the second prize, symbolizing the fate of artists: a spiritualized, naked male figure walking on a rope hung above a crowd of mocking, everyday people at the height of factory chimneys. He is longing for the stars – “ad astra” - as an allegory of the lonely, difficult trouble-filled path of artistic vocation.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.336. (Horváth Hilda)
