{"product_id":"17737-lajos-barta","title":"Lajos Barta","description":"The work of the five-language, enthusiastic European Lajos Barta (1899–1986) is closely linked to the historical events of his home country. When art was misused for propaganda purposes and free works were disparaged during the founding of the People's Republic of Hungary in 1949, Barta continued his avant-garde work in secret: While he, seemingly conformist, created tondi, reliefs, and sculptures in the style of socialist realism as a sculptor, as a draftsman he remained committed to abstraction in his internal emigration. With the political uprising and social change in 1956, Barta's most creative phase began: He was one of the first in the People's Republic of Hungary to create large abstract sculptures, and after his emigration to Cologne, he did so primarily in the Rhineland. The catalog presents his oeuvre in detail and particularly honors his drawings in their contemporary historical context.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45526201041160,"sku":"9783775739948","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775739948_1427d410-c2d3-4f74-97d5-62183281471a.jpg?v=1744109637","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/17737-lajos-barta","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}