Sculptor. He was a Hungarian classicist and academic-style sculptor of the 19th century. Born in an impoverished noble family, his most-known sculpture was the "Búsuló juhász" or "The Shepherd in Haunting," which was created while he was a student in Germany in 1862. It is on display at the Hungarian National Museum. In 1859 he enrolled at the Munich Academy of Arts and after receiving a scholarship, traveled to Austria to study. He completed his studies at the Sárospatak Reformed College. Throughout his career, he used a variety of mediums, such as marble or clay yet never received commissions of real monetary value. He participated in the Hungarian Revolution, joining Kossuth's army in February of 1849, and was wounded in the fighting. After losing the war, he hid for a few years before becoming a stone cutter. Although not his best work, he created a memorial statue for Count István Széchenyi, a politician and cultural figure, who committed suicide in 1848. In 1867, he created the standing statue of poet Mihály Vitéz Csokonai. After several sketches over a decade, he created in 1870 the "Dancing Peasant." Other pieces are his busts "Miklos Zrinyi" at the Goceji Museum and "Baron Jozesef EEos" at the Hungarian National Museum. He taught sculpture at the Model Drawing School. His sudden death prevented him from finishing several major projects. He never married. Created by Alajos Strobl Ruskica, his marble upper-body statue shows him holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other and was erected in the National Museum in 1930. His grave is marked with a sitting statue of him.
Sculptor. He was a Hungarian classicist and academic-style sculptor of the 19th century. Born in an impoverished noble family, his most-known sculpture was the "Búsuló juhász" or "The Shepherd in Haunting," which was created while he was a student in Germany in 1862. It is on display at the Hungarian National Museum. In 1859 he enrolled at the Munich Academy of Arts and after receiving a scholarship, traveled to Austria to study. He completed his studies at the Sárospatak Reformed College. Throughout his career, he used a variety of mediums, such as marble or clay yet never received commissions of real monetary value. He participated in the Hungarian Revolution, joining Kossuth's army in February of 1849, and was wounded in the fighting. After losing the war, he hid for a few years before becoming a stone cutter. Although not his best work, he created a memorial statue for Count István Széchenyi, a politician and cultural figure, who committed suicide in 1848. In 1867, he created the standing statue of poet Mihály Vitéz Csokonai. After several sketches over a decade, he created in 1870 the "Dancing Peasant." Other pieces are his busts "Miklos Zrinyi" at the Goceji Museum and "Baron Jozesef EEos" at the Hungarian National Museum. He taught sculpture at the Model Drawing School. His sudden death prevented him from finishing several major projects. He never married. Created by Alajos Strobl Ruskica, his marble upper-body statue shows him holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other and was erected in the National Museum in 1930. His grave is marked with a sitting statue of him.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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