Imre Jakabffy (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 2. (Budapest, 1974)

KOÓS, Judith: A Hungarian pioneer of Art Nouveau: Pál Horti

11. JEWEL DESIGNS, 1901 [°f\ Both because of their form and decorating motifs, Pál Horti's jewels and jewel designs are worth attention.

20 He made three pendants in the year 1901 (Fig. 11), the China ink designs of which are good examples of the master's manysided activity; the variety of forms, the combinations of the applied stones, beads and enamels. (Made by Samu Hibján). Beside applied graphics, goldsmith's work and furniture designs, Pál Horti's activity was significant on the territory of pottery too. He either experimented in turning on the wheel himself, made new compounds of glaze, or designed some basic types for country potters. His decorations made in 1901 for the chinaware factory of Tivadar Hüttl, are of special interest. The decorations on the brims of these vessels, though typically Art Nouveau, have an individual form, without Hungarian folk elements.

21 The characteristic "Gesamtkunst" of the applied art at the turn of the century is appartent in the dining-room design

22 (Fig. 12), that was made as a first prize of the Society of Applied Art. There is an intérieur detail in an oblong field; the furnitures, with the purity of their composition, balance of their masses and size, represent the West European tendencies of Art Nouveau, without the presence of any Hungarian ornament. The picture of the room appeared in contemporary trade papers as well. 184