Vilmos Aba-Novak - Artist Info

About Vilmos Aba-Novak

Name variants

Aba Novak, Vilmos Aba Novak, Aba-Novak Vilmos
  • Biography

    Vilmos Aba-Novak (Hungarian: Aba-Novak Vilmos, til 1912: Hungarian: Novak Vilmos; March 15, 1894 - September 29, 1941 was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. He was an original representative of modern art in his country, and specifically of its modern monumental painting. He was also the celebrated author of frescoes and church murals at Szeged and Budapest, and was officially patronized by the Hungarian nobility.

    Novak was born in Budapest, Hungary, where he would also die. His father was Gyula Novak, and the mother was Rosa Waginger (Hungarian: Waginger Róza from Vienna).

    After studying at the Art School until 1912, he began work under Adolf Fenyes. Between 1912 and 1914, Novak studied at the College of Fine...

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