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The portrayal of writers and poets has a long and rich tradition in Hungarian art. This is especially true for the poet Endre Ady, himself a revolutionary in his works. Ady had close relationship with the modern artists at the beginning of the 20th century, especially with József Rippl-Rónai and the members of The Eight. Portraits by the sculptors Fülöp Ö. Beck, Dezső Bokros Birman, Béni Ferenczy and Géza Csorba are the best known witnesses to these friendships.
Bokros Birman modelled his Ady portrait in 1924, five years after the poet's death. This head is distinguished by the complexity of the unique and general, of the physiognomic and spiritual characteristics it embodies. Bokros Birman's Ady image is more than a portrait; it is the personification of the general and the idealized image of the Poet. During the 1920s the sculptor produced several portraits using a similar approach. The influence of Cubism is noticeable in the rudimentary plastic rendering and the smooth surfaces of these sculptures.
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