1989. február (számozatlan) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
j «Ktf«eARIAN (^) ÖCTO&ER» J Utee)ísS”ia^Q smE Editor: György Krassó * 24/D Little Russell Street » London, WC1A 2HN » Tel. 01-430 2126 (írom abroad 441-430 2126) 20th February, 1989 Fine Árts Auction fór Tranaylvanlan Refugees Following several months preparation a fine árts auction took piacé in Budapest on Saturday February 18th fór Transylvanian refugees; artists offered 50-100/5 of the selling price of the art objects to the refugees. The auction was sponsored by the Hungárián Fine Artists Society, organised by the independent Refugee Committee and held in the Workers Movement Museum in Buda Castle. Although these institutes A i ‘ • are nőt normally aisposed to co-operate with each other their common venture did ' t ' finally take piacé. On Saturday morning at 10 am the auction was opened by Pál Bodor, who vrites fór the paper Magyar Nemzet ("Hungárián Nation") under the name "Diurnus" and who settled in Hungary from Románia a few years ago. The májőrity of the art objects were paintings bút a great number of small sculptures, Transylvanian carvings and holograms were alsó sold. About 350 artists gave more than 800 objects to the auction and the Commission Department Store valued the works without payment. The venture was so successful that although it was initially planned to be a one day event it took piacé on Sunday as well, on both days lasting until 4 pm. The olympic Champion András Balczó was alsó ^ present, selling home-made jewelry at a separate table. The totál süni, after the artists had been refunded and VAT had been paid, was about one millión forints. Of this half vili be given to the Hungárián Fine Artists Society, which wants to help refugee artists from Románia, The other half will go to the Refugee Committee who wish primarily to ease the initial prohlems of new arrivals and of those who are sick, have many children or who are unable to find work in the thirty-thousand refugee population. M I Subscribers can use or quote the Hungárián October newsletters in totál or in dctail as long as the source is acknowledged. *
