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Farkas Molnár

Farkas Molnár was a Hungarian architect, painter, graphic designer and graphic artist (1897–1945). He was born at Pécs and died at Budapest.

Also recorded as Farkas Ferenc Molnár; Wolfgang Molnár; Farkas Molnar; Farkas Ferenc Molnar; Wolfgang Molnar.

Farkas Molnár in brief

Born
1897
Died
1945
Known for
architect, painter, graphic designer and graphic artist
Place of birth
Pécs
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Identity and origins

Farkas Molnár was recorded at birth as Molnár Ferenc Dénes Farkas. The authorities additionally record the headings Farkas Ferenc Molnár, Wolfgang Molnár, Farkas Molnar, Farkas Ferenc Molnar and Wolfgang Molnar. His recorded language was Hungarian.

Formation and teaching

Farkas Molnár studied at Gymnasium of Cistercian Order of Louis the Great, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Bauhaus.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1922 to 1971.

Monte Ceceri, dated 1922, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d18b07162c8a38d2e4c346f79c6296a2. Two figures, dated 1923. residential building in Pasaréti street. Inclinasions (1-5-71), dated 1971, blue, green, and red felt-tip pen over graphite on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2023.3498.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d18b07162c8a38d2e4c346f79c6296a2: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Molnár, Farkas, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Ferkai András „Molnár Farkas. Molnár Farkas életművének nagymonográfiája” című, az MTA doktora címért benyújtott értekezésének vitája, Építés - Építészettudomány, 2015. Farkas Molnár: U-Theater, Die Bühne im Bauhaus, 2019. Avangarda în Ungaria partea I: Opere construite ale lui Farkas Molnár și contextul acestora, Argument. Spațiul construit. Concept și expresie, 2020. Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles, Megaron, 2018.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Die Buhne im Bauhaus (1965) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Farkas Molnár studied at Gymnasium of Cistercian Order of Louis the Great, Hungarian University of Fine Arts and Budapest University of Technology and Economics. the recorded working language is Hungarian.

Work by Farkas Molnár is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Chronology

  1. 1897Farkas Molnár born at Pécs.
  2. 1922Monte Ceceri (http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d18b07162c8a38d2e4c346f79c6296a2).
  3. 1923Two figures.
  4. 1945Farkas Molnár died at Budapest.
  5. 1965Die Buhne im Bauhaus digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1971Inclinasions (1-5-71) (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Avangarda în Ungaria partea I: Opere construite ale lui Farkas Molnár și contextul acestora, Argument. Spațiul construit. Concept și expresie, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Ferkai András „Molnár Farkas. Molnár Farkas életművének nagymonográfiája” című, az MTA doktora címért benyújtott értekezésének vitája, Építés - Építészettudomány, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Molnár, Farkas, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Farkas Molnár.

    open access index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Farkas Molnár as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Farkas Molnár.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q637276: Farkas Molnár

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Farkas Molnár”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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