Találkozás Román Viktorral
Encounter with Viktor Román

Summary/Abstract: The author, a notable sculptor from Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), professor at the University of Fine Arts, evokes his encounter in Paris with Viktor Román, who achieved world fame as a sculptor after he left Transylvania. The artistic career of Viktor Román started in Târgu Mureº (Marosvásárhely), his first successful exhibitions were held in Bucharest, after which he emigrated to the West due to a scholarship in London. Finally, Viktor Román settled down in Paris, where several of his public statues can be seen. The reminiscences of Tibor Kolozsi also contain references to Viktor Román’s meeting with Henry Moore, who may be the most significant sculptor of the 20th century, and to Henry Moore’s influence on his own artistic work.

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