Ferenc Márton

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Portrait of Márton by Vilmos Aba-Novák

Ferenc Márton (15 December 1884 – 8 June 1940)[1] was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist born in Csíkszentgyörgy (now Ciucsângeorgiu, Romania). He was a student of Bertalan Székely and the teacher of Adrienn Henczné Deák.[2]

Biography[edit]

Ferenc Márton was a disciple of Bertalan Székely and László Hegedűs. In 1908 he won the third prize of a poster competition. He became known primarily for his illustrations in Érdekes Újság. He was the portraitist of the Magyarság newspaper and between the two world wars a collaborator of the far-right side newspaper Új Magyarság. He also made mosaic and art monument projects and sculptures. His disciple was Adrienn Henczné Deák. He died in Budapest.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Banner, Zoltán (1990). 20th Century Hungarian Art in Transylvania. Fine Arts Publishing House. p. 8. ISBN 9789633365540. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ Zombory-Moldovan, Bela (2014). The Burning of the World A Memoir of 1914. New York Review Books. ISBN 9781590178102. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ Ablonczy, Balázs (2022). Go East! A History of Hungarian Turanism. Indiana University Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780253057433. Retrieved 28 October 2022.