부산대학교 도서관

(b Budapest, Sept 18, 1905; d USSR, 10–12 Sept 1945). Hungarian sculptor. On completing his training as a goldsmith (1921–4), he studied ornamental sculpture at the School of Applied Arts, Budapest, for two-and-a-half years. In 1928 he exhibited his first work, a romantic, impressionist Self-portrait (bronze, c. 1926; Budapest, N.G.). The serene countenance of his second Self-portrait (bronze, c. 1926–9; Budapest, N.G.) better expresses his fundamental realism, his seriousness and his technical mastery. His early works, created during the Depression, also show his sensitivity to public issues and his social commitment. The working-class models were primarily members of his own family. His figures are generally sculpted in block-like, frontal compositions (e.g. Peasant Boy Standing (plaster, 1928–9; Budapest, N.G.) In 1930 Mészáros became a corresponding member of the Austrian group Sezession Graz. That same year he sculpted his best-known work, the Prodigal Son (bronze; Budapest, N.G.); a sensitive work, of great importance for Hungarian sculpture, it employs an archaic standing posture and, although static, it displays an explosive energy. From ...