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Martin Benka

1888 - 1971

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Martin Benka (21 September 1888 in Kostolište – 28 June 1971 in Malacky) was a Slovakian painter, illustrator, art teacher and Esperantist. He is generally considered to be the founder of Modernist 20th century Slovak painting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Benka is the 1,691st most popular painter (up from 1,773rd in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 188th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Slovak Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Martin Benka ranks 1,691 out of 2,023. Before him are Margaret Mee, John Baldessari, Maurice Boitel, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Alexander Kanoldt, and Norah Borges. After him are Alfred Roller, Otto Sinding, Basawan, Zainul Abedin, Constant Nieuwenhuys, and Graham Sutherland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Martin Benka ranks 191. Before him are Paul Niggli, Fritz Schäffer, Walther von Wartburg, Vasyl Barvinsky, Kārlis Zāle, and Albert Kluyver. After him are Dan Andersson, Charles Winslow, Dora Gabe, Maxwell Anderson, Alfred Asikainen, and František Langer. Among people deceased in 1971, Martin Benka ranks 170. Before him are Cyril of Bulgaria, Paruyr Sevak, Maguba Syrtlanova, Walther von Wartburg, W. D. Ross, and Amado Azar. After him are Kono Yasui, Gioacchino Guaragna, Ramón Villeda Morales, Ahmed Bahnini, Brock Chisholm, and Wynton Kelly.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Martin Benka ranks 176 out of 418. Before him are Andrei Glanzmann (1907), Peter Sagan (1990), Janko Alexy (1894), Peter Michal Bohúň (1822), Ferenc Sidó (1923), and Martin Škrtel (1984). After him are Jozef Štibrányi (1940), Lukáš Hrádecký (1989), Ján Cikker (1911), Jozef Murgaš (1864), Jozef Čapkovič (1948), and Karol Jokl (1945).

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Among PAINTERS In Slovakia

Among painters born in Slovakia, Martin Benka ranks 6. Before him are Jan Kupecký (1667), Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853), Pál Szinyei Merse (1845), Janko Alexy (1894), and Peter Michal Bohúň (1822). After him are Viktor Madarász (1830), Albín Brunovský (1935), Ľudovít Fulla (1902), Koloman Sokol (1902), and Mikuláš Galanda (1895).

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