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LAJOS KOZMA Art Deco Walnut Secretary Desk
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This veneered secretary ( secretaire ) cabinet desk is a true masterpiece by the noted Hungarian designer, Lajos Kozma (1884-1948) . Designed in the 1920s, it's very similar to a piece by Kozma that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Applied Arts (Iparmuveszeti Muzeum) in Budapest Hungary, and another Kozma desk in the collection of the Budapest Historical Museum (Budapesti Torteneti Muzeum) at Buda Castle in Budapest.
Made of walnut, it features wonderfully detailed palisander inlay on the drop front, which opens to reveal eight drawers. Desk sits atop a base that features three dramatic matching curves on the left, front and right sides. Doors open to reveal four large storage compartments. While this piece represents the finest artistry of its day and is highly dramatic, it is also designed for great practicality. Measures 141 cm wide by 163 cm deep by 120 cm high (56.4" wide by 25.2" deep by 48" high). Additional images available upon request. Kozma is generally recognized as the greatest and most versatile Hungarian artist and craftsman of the 20th century. In his 50 year career he was noted for his transition from conservative Baroque revival styles to highly sleek, streamlined styles that exemplified the height of Deco furniture design. Throughout the 1920s and 30s he was probably the most sought after architect in Budapest, but he was also equally prominent as a designer. He received his degree as an architect from the Budapest Technical University in 1906. He founded an artistic society known as the Young Ones, which sought to draw from the influence of folk art to create a modern and distinctly national style of architecture. They were known for their appreciation and incorporation of folk architecture and carved wood decoration from distant rural areas throughout Hungary. Kozma studied painting with Matisse in Paris between 1909 and 1910, and between 1910 and 1913 he worked in the office of Bela Lajta , a very prominent architect of the Secessionist and Art Deco period in Budapest. In 1913 he founded the Budapest Studio , which sought to promote his high-quality home design, furnishings and other applied arts. The studio was based on the same principles as the Wiener Werkstätte , to produce furniture, domestic textiles and designs for entire apartment and office spaces. His art was inspired by classicist and decorative trends gaining ground in Vienna and Germany in the 1910s, and his designs combined elements of Secessionist, Art Deco and Hungarian folk art. He taught at the School of Applied Arts in Budapest, and later founded his own school where he trained many important designers in the period between the first and second world wars. Other Keywords: HUNGARY VIENNESE ART MODERNE RHAPSODY SECESSIONIST SZECESSZIO JUGENDSTIL 
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