| Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár | |
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| Born | (1876-01-01)1 January 1876 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 3 September 1956(1956-09-03) (aged 80) Budapest, Hungry |
| Nationality | Hungarian (b. Austria) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár (1 January 1876 – 3 September 1956) was a Hungarian sculptor known for her Art Nouveau and Art Deco sculptures.
Biography
Kövesházi-Kalmár was born on 1 January 1876 in Vienna, Austria. She studied in Vienna and Munich. She was a member of the Künstlerinnen group, the Hagenbund and the Hungarian artists' association Kéve.
Among her awards she was the recipient of a silver medal at the 1926 World's Fair in Philadelphia and a silver and bronze at the 1937 Paris World's Fair. Despite this recognition, she was unable to support herself as an artist and she turned to creating orthopedic shoes for a living.
Kövesházi-Kalmár died on 3 September 1956 in Budapest.
Legacy
Her work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.
References
- ^ "Kövesházi Kalmár Elza". Artportal Hungary (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Kalmár, Elsa von". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation (in German). 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Elza Kövesházi Kalmár". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "City of Women". Belvedere Museum Vienna. Retrieved 30 June 2020.