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Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

1853 - 1919

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Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka born Mihály Tivadar Kosztka (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtivɒdɒr ˈt͡ʃontvaːri ˈkostkɒ]; 5 July 1853 – 20 June 1919) was a Hungarian painter who was part of the avant-garde movement of the early twentieth century. Working mostly in Budapest, he was one of the first Hungarian painters to become known in Europe. He belonged to no specific school of art, but his works included elements similar to those of the foremost painters of Post-impressionism. Many critics consider him Hungary’s greatest painter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka is the 967th most popular painter (down from 701st in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 57th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka ranks 967 out of 2,023. Before him are Gaspard Dughet, Milena Pavlović-Barili, Hasegawa Tōhaku, Zhang Zeduan, Ignacio Zuloaga, and Evel Knievel. After him are Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Carlo Cignani, Karel Dujardin, and Romaine Brooks.

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Among people born in 1853, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka ranks 47. Before him are Nikolai Kibalchich, Louise Abbéma, Fritz von Below, Alexius Meinong, Vladimir Kokovtsov, and Henri-Alexandre Deslandres. After him are Paul Julius Möbius, Elihu Thomson, Antonio Maura, Gabriel Hanotaux, Laurits Tuxen, and Teresa Carreño. Among people deceased in 1919, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka ranks 80. Before him are Mark Sykes, Itagaki Taisuke, Laurence Doherty, Michel Théato, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, and Daniel Peter. After him are László Mednyánszky, Wilfrid Laurier, André Prévost, Szymon Winawer, Vera Kholodnaya, and José Gregorio Hernández.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka ranks 82 out of 418. Before him are Andrej Kvašňák (1936), Alexander Mach (1902), Maximilian Hell (1720), Ján Pivarník (1947), Marián Čalfa (1946), and Vladimír Dzurilla (1942). After him are Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871), Marek Hamšík (1987), Jozef Lenárt (1923), Paul Kray (1735), Juraj Jakubisko (1938), and Joseph Franz von Jacquin (1766).

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Among PAINTERS In Slovakia

Among painters born in Slovakia, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka ranks 2. Before him are Jan Kupecký (1667). After him are Pál Szinyei Merse (1845), Janko Alexy (1894), Peter Michal Bohúň (1822), Martin Benka (1888), Viktor Madarász (1830), Albín Brunovský (1935), Ľudovít Fulla (1902), Koloman Sokol (1902), and Mikuláš Galanda (1895).

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