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Koloman Sokol

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at a European level. He remained true to the limits of graphic art in terms of form and shape. Artistic, ethnic, and social aspects merge in his work. Although the primary motive of his works was man, social motives dominate his expressive work and this tendency equates to the hard and harsh style of
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Group. Initially, he concentrated on graphic techniques, which he later enriched by drawing and painting in Mexico. His paintings are often dramatic in presentation which led to the belief that he created a Slovak variation of
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his engravings and drawings. His works frequently depicted suffering, penury and human pain. He also created numerous
329: 245: 125:. In 1948 (when the Communists took power in Czechoslovakia) he left for the United States again. He settled in 16: 408: 413: 55: 403: 398: 393: 126: 283: 83: 423: 418: 8: 122: 79: 95: 335: 325: 67: 154: 150: 353: 259: 91: 35: 387: 167: 114: 369: 339: 162: 158: 130: 324:(in German). Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. p. 17. 107: 43: 39: 27:(12 December 1902 – 12 January 2003) was one of the most prominent 71: 319: 308:
I am his grandson and was there with the family when he passed away.
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Academic staff of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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graphic artist. Following a brief period of study with
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Index


Slovak
painters
graphic artists
illustrators
graphic art
Liptovský Mikuláš
Eugen Krón
Košice
Gustáv Mallý
Bratislava
Prague
Max Švabinský
Tavik Frantisek Simon
SČUG Hollar
Czechoslovak
František Kupka
Paris
Escuela de las Artes del Libro
Mexico City
New York City
Slovak University of Technology
Comenius University
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
Tucson
Arizona
Vincent van Gogh
Käthe Kollwitz
George Grosz

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