Turin 1911: The World's Fair in Italy

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Title Proper/Title Text
Padiglione ungherese architetti progettori - green

Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Societé Anonyme Hongroise pour l'Art de Reproduction

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Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.

Dimensions Description
9 x 14 cm.

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

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Descriptive Note Text

This postcard forms part of a series dedicated to the Pavilion of Hungary and its architects, Móric Pogány and Emil Töry. Its composition is characterized by essentialized, stylized forms and a densely saturated chromatic palette—featuring intense purples, deep greens, and luminous yellows—hallmarks of early twentieth-century Hungarian decorative arts. These visual elements, together with the depiction of female figures in peasant attire in the foreground, exemplify the aesthetic principles of the Magyar Szecesszió (Hungarian Art Nouveau) movement. This movement sought to articulate a distinctly Hungarian visual identity, consciously differentiating itself from dominant Western European and Austrian stylistic traditions.

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