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Hungarian painter and graphic designer
Sandor Bortnyik
(July 3, 1893 – December 31, 1976) was a Hungarian painter and
graphic designer
. His work was greatly influenced by
Cubism
,
Expressionism
and
Constructivism
.
Life
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Born in Targu Mure?, Transylvania, he moved to
Weimar
in 1922 and was connected to the
Bauhaus
. When he moved back to
Hungary
he founded an art school (Workshop) in
Budapest
, where he followed Bauhaus principles.
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Bortnyik is well known for his commercial
posters
. During his long career he worked for many Hungarian and international clients. The most famous works are the
advertising
images for
Modiano
cigarette papers.
He was also the director of Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts (1949?1956).
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He is buried in
Kerepesi Cemetery
.
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