About Karl Sovanka
Lived 1893 – 1961 (aged 68). Karl Sovanka was a painter and sculptor.
Karl Sovanka (Karol Šovánka) (7 March 1893 in Uhrovec, near Trenčín, Slovakia – 1961 in Östringen, Germany) was a painter and sculptor. He is primarily known for his paintings of animals and hunting motifs.
He was a famous painter and sculptor from the town of Kežmarok. He studied in Budapest (prof. Ľudovít Mátray), in Brussels (prof. van der Stappen), and in Paris. He was a member of the Slovak painters club in Bratislava.
Sovanka was painting countrysides, animals and hunting motifs in nature, and he also made some sculptures and glasses. At an exhibition in Prague in 1931, he was exhibited with the oil paintings "Fox in the winter", "Dogs with boar", and others. Besides Slovakia and Prague, he also held exhibitions in Brno and Budapest.
Other famous paintings: Tatras countryside.
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Who was Karl Sovanka?
Slovak artist (1893-1961)
When was Karl Sovanka born?
Karl Sovanka was born on 7 March 1893.
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Karl Sovanka died on 4 May 1961 in Östringen.
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Karl Sovanka was a painter and sculptor.
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