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Géza Gorka'sworks exhibitions of the 1930-40's:
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(Nagytapolcsány, September 6. 1894. - Veröce, September 25. 1971.) Attended his
schools in his native town, Trencsén. In 1918, moved with his family to Mezőtúr
and upon the influence of Balázs Badár working there, he chose ceramics as his
vocation. In 1919-21 studied with Paul Mann and Max Laeugner in the Majolica
Manufacture in Lentkirchen. Germany, where he learnt the use of cracked glazes.
Moved to Nógrádverőce in 1923 an founded the Keramos Ltd., then in 1927 built
his workshop. In 1928-29 pursued studied under the tutorship of Géza Jakó. In
1940-44 headed the ceramic workshop in Losonc, and returned to Nógrádverőce in
1945. In 1946-48 carried outexperiments fot the mass production of high-fired
vessels in the Zsolnay workshop in Öv street, Budapest. In 1970, he undertook
the launching of the ceramic course in the Zebegény Free School. One of the
founders of modern Hungarian ceramic art, he was influenced by folk pottery,
German expressionism and art deco simplified in a modernist spirit. Ornamental
and functional ceramics features with equal weight in his work, and his entire
career was accompanied by the investigation of technical and technological
innovations. He was master of colours and glaze. From the '60s, his art lived to
see a second blooming on the basis of his style developed before the war.
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1. Gorka Géza - Ashtray with chameleon between 1927-30, early work Spots are on body of the chameleon |
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2. Gorka Géza - Ornamental plate, woman figure between 1930-35 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop high: 24,5cm |
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3. Gorka Géza - Table plate between 1930-35 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 8 x 28cm |
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4. Gorka Géza - Two-forked candlestick between 1930-35 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop high: 13cm |
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5. Gorka Géza - Fur-cap boy 1930's Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop high: 8cm |
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6. Gorka Géza - Handvase with haban model between 1940-42 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka I, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop high: 34cm |
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7. Gorka Géza - Dreher pitcker 1937-39 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Dreher Mailt Hungary high: 22cm |
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8. Gorka Géza - Wall-plate with deer between 1938-42 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 36cm |
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9. Gorka Géza - Fish plate from 1940 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 5 x 18 x 20cm |
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10. Gorka Géza - Wall-plate with fish model 1935-40 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 38cm |
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11. Gorka Géza - Kaspók between 1935-44 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop sizes: 20, 21cm |
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12. Gorka Géza - Crab dish between 1937-40 Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 8,5 x 26cm |
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13. Gorka Géza - Melon vase between 1946-48 from Zsolnay Factory, Budapest Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Zsolnay Factory size: 12cm |
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14. Gorka Géza - Wall-plate with under water scene between 1946-48 from Zsolnay Factory, Budapest Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Zsolnay Factory size 38cm |
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15. Gorka Géza - Three neck vase 1950's Marked on the bottom, scratched: Gorka, above mark of Nógrádveröce workshop size: 22 x 29cm |
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16. Gorka Géza: Long nack vase 1950's Marked on the bottom, scratched mark of Nógrádveröce workshop high: 64cm |