Géza Kukán

Géza Kukán (1890–1936) was a Hungarian painter.

Life

Géza Kukán was born in Érsekújvár (then called Neuhäusel) on 1 May 1890. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest under Ede Balló and Károly Ferenczy from 1908; travelled to Munich in 1910 and studied under Otto Seitz and Carl von Marr until 1911; and continued his training in Nagybánya, Paris, and finally at Gyula Benczúr's school in Budapest.

Kukán painted, in a naturalistic style, mainly figure paintings, genre scenes, and religious subjects. He also worked in book illustration. Several of his works are kept by the Hungarian National Gallery. He died in Budapest on 28 January 1936.

Gallery

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  Štúdia aktu starého muža (1900)
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  Novozámocká kalvária (1908)
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  Banícky štrajk (1920)
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  The Hermit (1921)
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  Dalmácky trh (1925)
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  Baník
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  Miner with Lamp
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  Man Wearing a Cap
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  Kukán Bookseller
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  Portrait of a Man Smoking a Cigar
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  Piping Man
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  Portrét muža s fajkou (1925)
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  The Beggar
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  Barricade
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  Female Nude
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  Ecstasy

Sources

• Wagner-Wilke, Annette (2021). "Kukán, Géza". In Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf (eds.). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - International Artist Database - Online. Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
• "Kukán, Géza (1890-1936)". Kieselbach Gallery and Auction House. Retrieved 16 October 2022.