GARA, Arnold
(1882, Budapest - 1929, Budapest)



Painter, etcher, graphic artist and ceramist. In fact, he was a self-educated artist, although he studied in the School of Applied Arts, and also in Nagybánya (Baia Mare, Romania) and Germany, for short periods. He would appear in exhibitions from 1905. The major part of his art consist of copperplates made using the 'stipple' etching technique. He was almost the only artist to make etchings coloured on the plate in Hungary. In this genre, his copperplate etchings illustrating Pushkin's Onegin were the most remarkable pieces. He was engaged in painting, poster design, book cover design, jewel and ceramic designing, too. In 1926 he published is album of etched illustrations to the poems of modern Hungarian poems, entitled, 'Hungarian Parnassus'. Collective exhibitions of his works were held in the Ernst Museum on several occasions. He was a member of the Association of Hungarian Artists in Fine and Applied Arts (KÉVE) as well as the Paál László Society. For the most part, his artworks are in the possession of the Hungarian National Gallery.


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