Lajos Csordák
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Lajos Csordák or Ľudovít Čordák (February 2, 1864 - June 28, 1937, both in Košice
) was a Hungarian and Slovak
painter.
Csordák started to study painting around 1880. In 1883, his whole family moved to Munich. From 1889 to 1895 he studied at an art academy in Prague, under the guidance of Julius Mařák, and became member of the artistic group Mánes. After 1908, he lived permanently in Košice.
In painting he specialised on landscapes using dry materials pastels. He was influenced by impressionism
in his works.
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
) was a Hungarian and Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
painter.
Csordák started to study painting around 1880. In 1883, his whole family moved to Munich. From 1889 to 1895 he studied at an art academy in Prague, under the guidance of Julius Mařák, and became member of the artistic group Mánes. After 1908, he lived permanently in Košice.
In painting he specialised on landscapes using dry materials pastels. He was influenced by impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
in his works.