Headline design - for the periodical "Magyar Iparművészet" (Hungarian Applied Arts)

Archive / Collection of Printed Design Sheets

Accession Nr.: MLT 319
Artist/Maker:
Horti, Pál (1865 - 1907) / designer
Place of production: Budapest
Inscription: jobbra lent: HORTI
Materials: paper
Techniques: Indian ink; pencil
Dimensions:
height: 18,5 cm
width: 36,5 cm
This is one of the last examples of ornaments, where Horti directly used Hungarian motifs, originating from the decorative motifs of József Huszka. The headline is a dynamic, crowded, symmetrical arrangement of stylized leaves and plume of peacock ornaments, the latter being one of the basic motifs of Hungarian folklore.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.301. (Horváth Hilda)