Mihály Bíró. Pathos in Rot

At the heart of the exhibition are 53 sketches by Mihály Bíró (1886–1948) from the MAK collection which document the main political events in Hungary and Austria in the interwar period. Influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement as well as the Guild of Handicraft, which
Bíró learned about on study trips through Europe, the poster designer, draughtsman, sculptor and painter rose to become the government commissar for political posters in Budapest after the First World War. It was his pictures for the Social Democratic Workers’ Party and his memorable advertising posters (for Julius Meinl, Abadie and MEM, etc.), as well as his sentimentally expressive works for UFA, that led to him being one of the most sought-after graphic artists of the 1920s in Austria, where he lived from 1919 to 1928.

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