Zsigismond Kisfaludi-Stróbl, 1884-197, Hungarian. An aluminium alloy bust of András Tasnádi Nagy (b. 1882) first half 20th century

on a base of ebonised wood

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (born Alsórajk, Zala, 1 July 1884 - died Budapest, 14 August 1975) was one of the most important figures in 20th century Hungarian sculpture. From 1901 he attended the School of Applied Arts in Budapest, also working in the studios of Alajos Stróbl (1856-1926) and Ede Telcs (1872-1948). He went to Vienna, studying with a scholarship at the Staatsgewerbeschule for one year. On his return, he attended the National School of Design Drawing in Budapest. He twice received the Kossuth price, the highest Hungarian national award for artists and writers. Strobl is known for his memorial sculptures, even better for his more than fifty portraits executed during several stays in Great Britain between 1931 and 1937, including the portrait of the then Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). George Bernard Shaw wrote onto the photo of his portrait bust by Strobl that it was “better than the original”.