Karoly Patko (1895 - 1941 in

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) was a twentieth century Hungarian

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and copper engraver, noted for his nude paintings in a plastic presentation. Patkó, studied in Budapest, was influenced by

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and Vilmos Aba Novák who he worked with in the 1920s and 1930s. He visited Italy in 1923 influenced by art in

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. He produced many paintings throughout the 1930s and was a close friend of Erno Bank who painted his portrait on numerous occasions most notably the 1928 painting of him in the mirror. He died in 1941 only aged 46. File:Patkó Adam and Eve 1920.jpg, ''Adam and Eve'', 1920 File:Patkó In Front of a Mirror 1930.jpg, ''In Front of a Mirror'', 1930 File:Patkó Before the Bath 1929.jpg, ''Before the Bath'', 1929 File:Patkó After the Bath 1924.jpg, ''After the Bath'', 1924

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Fine Arts in Hungary
Artists from Budapest 1895 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Hungarian painters Hungarian male painters 20th-century Hungarian male artists {{hungary-painter-stub