Beck, Ö. Fülöp (1873 - 1945)

This established sculptor and medal artist started out as a goldsmith. It was during his apprentice years in Munich that he produced his first series of drawings featuring his favourite ornamental motif, the dandelion; later he frequently applied variations on this motif to his pieces of bronze and pewter. He produced his first design works in 1898, at György Ráth’s request, with which he won a silver medal at the Paris International Exhibition. In parallel with his sculpting work, he designed additional bronze objects and pewters in 1906, at Géza Maróti’s request; however, these objects were later destroyed. In the 1930s he donated his surviving works, along with the plans and sketches, to the Museum of Applied Arts.