Margit Kovács

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Margit. This article uses the Western name order.

Margit Kovács (1902-1977) was a Hungarian ceramist and sculptress.

Biography

Plaque at the entrance to the Margit Kovács Museum in Szentendre

Margit Kovács was born in Győr, Hungary on 30 November 1902. She originally wished to become a graphic artist but she grew interested in ceramics in the 1920s and went to study in Vienna with Hertha Bücher, a famous Austrian ceramic artist, from 1926-1928. Then she studied clay modelling in Munich at the State School of Applied Arts under Karl Killer (1928-29). She a was fellow student here, then life-long friend of Julia Bathory, glass artist. She studied in Copenhagen in 1932 and in 1933 she was at the Sèvres Porcelain factory where she mastered the art of modelling with chamotte clay to make figures.

Her first public exhibition was in Budapest in 1928 and from then on her output was prolific and she continued working throughout the Second World War. She produced statuettes, pots, plates, wall plaques and tiled murals.

Her main themes are country folk, family life and bible stories. Her work is very varied but is characterised by flowing lines which curve sensually to evoke sentiment. One of her most significant works of religious art are the portals of the Saint Emeric Church of Győr (1939-1940).

In 1972 she donated the majority of her work to the Pest County Museums Directorate in Szentendre. A museum of her work was opened in 1973 in Vastagh Street, Szentendre.

Kovács died in Budapest on 4 June 1977. Her grave is in Farkasréti Cemetery in Budapest.

References

Lea Schenk Margit Kovács Photo Album Budapest 2007 ISBN 978 963 4099 2

External links

• The Kovács museum: http://www.museum.hu/museum/index_en.php?ID=507
• Fine Art in Hungary: http://www.hung-art.hu/frames-e.html?/english/k/kovacs_m/index.html
• International Art Portal: http://www.artportal.hu/international/english/kovacs_margit

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Name	Kovacs, Margit
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Date of birth	1902
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Date of death	1977
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