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she is a woman, appears with a very forceful works are 'abstract' but also of figurative character.
independent note. She was a pupil of Miklos Borsos, The non-figurative trend, primarily, is not prohibited
lives and works in a country-town: H6dmezovasarhely, but comes up against a consolidated general taste, and
considered as a fine arts centre. Her figures-mostly her the character of demands. Prohibition rather attracts
animal figures-are formed in a bold and delicious to following western examples, but the prototypes
monumentality. Lately-it is only to be hoped that it would influence only indirectly, their influence bears
is not for ever-she has abandoned her earlier style that specific features of Hungary's artistic position
bore an excellent tone on several of her figures She A short survey, written with best intention, remains
doesn't want to be pigeonholed as an animal-sculptor incomplete and disproportionate, as we cannot foretell
though her animal figures are the best. that from those who are not mentioned here will not
Non-figurative sculpture has a few devotees in emerge a few notable figures of our present sculpture.
Hungary too but this trend is not significant in sculpture, If it is perceptible that Hungarian sculpture is in close
either in quality or in quantity. Its best representative is connection with general progress and yet preserves its
Y6zsef Yakovits. Among them Lajos Barta (born in independent features, then through this we can gain
1899) gets commissions regularly. His commissioned certain information on its value and possibilities. ■

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