János Fadrusz

János Fadrusz
János Fadrusz
Born	2 September 1858; Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire; (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died	26 October 1903 (aged 45); Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary; (now Hungary)
Citizenship	Hungary

János Fadrusz (2 September 1858, Pressburg - 26 October 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian[1][2][3][4][5][6] sculptor. He was a celebrated artist of the age with many important public commissions.

Sculptural work

His major works in the twentieth century modeled shortly before his death include the Equestrian Statue of Béla Wenckheim (Kisbér, 1901), Statue of Wesselényi (Zilah, 1901), Tuhutum Memorial (Zilah, 1902), and Statue of Lajos Tisza (Szeged, 1903).

Fadrusz also modeled two "Atlas Figures" in 1897 and two lions for the grand gates of Buda Castle between 1901 and 1902.

Fadrusz died in 1903.

References

Hugh Chisholm (1911). The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. The Encyclopædia Britannica Co. p. 891.
Bernard Samuel Myers, Shirley D. Myers (1969). McGraw-Hill dictionary of art. McGraw-Hill. p. 378. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Janos Fadrusz hungarian.
Stephen Sisa (1990). The spirit of Hungary: a panorama of Hungarian history and culture. Rákóczi Foundation. p. 310.
RFE/RL, Inc. Research Institute (1994). RFE/RL research report. RFE/RL, Inc. p. 28.
Kineton Parkes (1931). The art of carved sculpture. Chapman and Hall. p. 168. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
Eleonóra Babejová (2003). Fin-de-siècle Pressburg: conflict & cultural coexistence in Bratislava 1897-1914. East European Monographs. p. 163. ISBN 9780880335157.

Gallery

Miklós Wesselényi, Zalău, 1901
Statue of Matthias Corvinus (1902) in front of St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca
Matthias Corvinus, Cluj-Napoca, 1902
Matthias Corvinus, Cluj-Napoca, 1902
Matthias Corvinus, Cluj-Napoca, 1902
Lajos Tisza (1904), Szeged
Lajos Tisza, Szeged, 1904

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[Chisholm-1] Hugh Chisholm (1911). The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. The Encyclopædia Britannica Co. p. 891.

[McGraw-2] Bernard Samuel Myers, Shirley D. Myers (1969). McGraw-Hill dictionary of art. McGraw-Hill. p. 378. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Janos Fadrusz hungarian.

[Sisa-3] Stephen Sisa (1990). The spirit of Hungary: a panorama of Hungarian history and culture. Rákóczi Foundation. p. 310.

[Report-4] RFE/RL, Inc. Research Institute (1994). RFE/RL research report. RFE/RL, Inc. p. 28.

[Parkes-5] Kineton Parkes (1931). The art of carved sculpture. Chapman and Hall. p. 168. Retrieved 6 May 2009.

[Babejová-6] Eleonóra Babejová (2003). Fin-de-siècle Pressburg: conflict & cultural coexistence in Bratislava 1897-1914. East European Monographs. p. 163. ISBN 9780880335157.