Lajos Kántor was a student of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts between 1949 and 1954, where Gyula Hincz, Endre Domanovszky, Bernáth Aurél, and Jenő Barcsay were his teachers. From 1958 to 1964, he was a member of the artist group called Hatok “The Six”. In 1968, he was a scholarship recipient of the Hungarian Academy in Rome; In 1972, his work was recognized with the Munkácsy Award. In 1973, he received the Grand Prize of the Metropolitan Council, and in 1975, the prize of the Art Fund. Since 1991, he has been a member of the Hungarian Fine Arts Association. In 1976, he went on a study trip to France.
His decorative, constructive image structures compress the visual into symbols, in which he believes in the humanistic values of life and the human awareness that counterbalances the destructive effect of technical civilization.

Exhibitions:
1962 • Six painters, Ernst Museum, Budapest
1966 • Contemporary painters, Skopje
1969 • X. International Graphic Biennale, São Paulo • Hungarian Art 1945-1969, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest • New Works, Műcsarnok, Budapest
1971 • Warsaw
1992 • Vienna

His public works
Marble mosaics (Veszprém, University of Chemical Industry)

His works are in collection of the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
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Creator: Lajos Kantor (1922, Hungarian)
Creation Year: 1965
Dimensions: Height: 145.67 in (370 cm)Width: 165.36 in (420 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
More Editions & Sizes: 420 x370Price: €35,000
Medium: Canvas
Movement & Style: Cubist
Period: 1960-1969
Framing: Framing Options Available
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Condition: Excellent
Gallery Location: Rome, IT