Nagy, Sándor (1869 - 1950)
112 items found (by artist/maker)
An outstanding artist of the Hungarian Art Nouveau, one of the founders of the Gödöllő colony of
artists. He was inspired by the Secession’s Gesamt- kunstwerk, by the theories of Ruskin and Morris
concerning ideal craftsmanship, by Tolstoyan moral philosophy and by Hungarian folk art. He drew
cartoons for gobelins, designed and executed objects made of leather and wood, illustrated books,
produced engravings and painted symbolic and decorative frescoes and paintings.
