- László Beszédes
László Beszédes (1874 - 1922) was a Hungarian
sculptor , noted for hissmallbronze andterracotta statuettes , and his speciality of creating figurines offarmer s.Beszédes was born in
Feled in 1874. He attended the School of Industrial Design and was assigned to work on a bank inConstantinople in 1890. He later worked inVienna where he metFriedl andHehrer , later visitingMunich andParis . [ [http://hungart.euroweb.hu/english/b/beszedes/index.html BESZÉDES, László ] ]He was employed by the French Institute of Carthography, for many years during which he journeyed extensively through the
French colonies inAfrica andAsia .In 1908 he sculpted "Joseph (Slave)" a 48 cm bronze statuette. It is currently housed in the
Hungarian National Gallery inBudapest .He later lived in
Budapest until his death in 1922.References
External links
* [http://hungart.euroweb.hu/english/b/beszedes/index.html Hungarian art]
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