Studio: international art (60.1914)

Royal Hungarian Arts and Crafts School, Budapest

MADONNA STATUE. BY W. GALLASZ

(prof, simay’s class for sculpture)

of Prof. Benczur, who till a short time
ago taught decorative designing to
students in their fourth and fifth years.
The gate is pure Hungarian in form,
reminding one of some of those fine
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examples reproduced in the Special Studio Number,
“ Peasant Art in Austria and Hungary.”

Mural decoration is specially favoured by the Hun-
garians and receives due attention in the schools. There
are three teachers for decorative painting, Professors
Ujvary, Kriesch-Korosfoi, and Sandor. It will be seen
from the illustrations that there is a vast difference in
the styles of the work done under these professors. The
students study in the open air, and great stress is laid on
composition and drawing from life.

Prof. Kriesch-Korosfoi teaches the more advanced
students, his special subject being mural painting. His
appointment, which is but recent, was highly welcomed,
for he is not only a fine artist but an expert in this line
of art. Under his supervision the students are able to
carry out their designs, when approved, on the walls of
the elementary schools, for mural decoration is very
much favoured for this purpose.

The special class for graphic art is under the care of
Prof. Helbing. After due regard has been given to
studies from Nature the students proceed to style, stress
being laid on the application of design to different

EQUESTRIAN statuette

BY G. IMRE (PROF. SIMAY’S CLASS)