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Július Jakoby (born as Gyula Jakoby, Košice, Kingdom of Hungary, 28 March 1903 – Košice, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, 15 April 1985) was a Slovak painter of Hungarians in Slovakia, Hungarian ancestry. Jakoby was a prominent figure of Slovakia's modernist art.
His image is that of a loner, living on the fringe of society, struggling for survival at the start of his career. His work is deeply tied to the small town atmosphere of Košice and its people, whose macrocosm can be seen in most of his works. In formal terms his work reflects secessionist expressionism and Symbolism (arts), symbolism of Konštantín Kövári-Kačmárik and the Hungarian symbolism of Károly Ferenczy, Károly Férenczy and József Rippl-Rónai.
The works of Július Jakoby are exhibited in Slovak National Gallery, Slovak national gallery, National Gallery in Prague and Hungarian National Gallery and in many Slovak art museums and private Collection (museum), collections. The biggest collection of his work is held in East Slovak Gallery in Košice.
His achievements are commemorated by a statue in the centre of his hometown of Košice, where he spent most of his life.
Hundred Years of Artistic Solitude. Thoughts on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Gyula Jakoby’s Birth (in Hungarian)
Artist profile on Artportal
Works held in Slovak art collections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakoby, Julius Artists from Košice 1903 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Hungarian painters Hungarian male painters Czechoslovak painters 20th-century Hungarian male artists
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External links
Hundred Years of Artistic Solitude. Thoughts on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Gyula Jakoby’s Birth (in Hungarian)
Artist profile on Artportal
Works held in Slovak art collections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakoby, Julius Artists from Košice 1903 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Hungarian painters Hungarian male painters Czechoslovak painters 20th-century Hungarian male artists