About Vilmos Aba-Novak
1894–1941
Hungarian painter Vilmos Aba-Novak won the 1937[2] Paris Grand Prize for expressive murals blending Novecento weight with Expressionist colour.
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Most worksHungarian National Gallery, Budapest · 28 works
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Where to see Vilmos Aba-Novak
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28 works
Hungarian National Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
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1 worksGalleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma
Rome, Italy
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1 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 works
Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Vilmos Aba-Novak?
Vilmos Aba-Novak was a Budapest-born painter who became a leading figure in Hungarian monumental art. He won the Grand Prize at the 1937[2] Paris World Exhibition, and a prize at the 1940 Venice Biennale. He is known for large-scale frescoes and a visual language that fused Italian Novecento painting with central European Expressionism.What is Vilmos Aba-Novak known for?
Vilmos Aba-Novak is known for his monumental art, particularly his large-scale frescoes. His most recognised works include the Heroes' Gate in Szeged and church frescoes at Jászszentandrás. His painting, The Farewell to the Ferry on the Tisza[6], was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.What was Vilmos Aba-Novak's art style?
Vilmos Aba-Novak's art style fused the archaic weight of Italian Novecento painting with the chromatic intensity of central European Expressionism. His compositions often featured village fairs, circus performers, and folk celebrations, rendered in a style that reads as both archaic and urgent. He was also associated with the School of Rome, a neoclassical movement.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Vilmos Aba-Novak's works across the following collections.
- [1] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vilmos Aba Novák Used for: biography.
- [2] wikipedia Wikipedia: Vilmos Aba-Novak Used for: biography.
- [3] book guggenheim-carlandre00wald Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [4] book By Jeffrey Taylor, In Search of the Budapest Secession: The Artist Proletariat and the Modernism’s rise in the Hungarian Art Market, 1800-1914 Used for: biography.
- [5] book F, Davidson, Bernice, Raphael's Bible: a study of the Vatican Logge Used for: biography.
- [6] museum The Farewell to the Ferry on the Tisza Used for: museum holdings.
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