Vadas József (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 13. (Budapest, 1993)
ÁCS Piroska: Glück Frigyes. Egy polgári műgyűjtő
1929 - An exhibition of oriental art, Museum of Applied Arts - F.G. participated with 17 objects 1930 - A national exhibition of ancient ecclesiastical art, Museum of Applied Arts: F.G. displayed 8 pieces 1931 - An exhibition of ancient artistic relics from Transylvania, Museum of Applied Arts - F.G. participated with 10 objects 1937 - An exhibition of old Italian masters paintings and statues from Hungarian private collections, organized by the "Nemzeti Szalon" (National Drawing Room) Artistic Association: F.G's widow exhibited two paintings from his bequest. We can also mention that sixe of Hungarian goldsmith's pieces were listed in the Elemér's Kó'szeghy's guide. 12. The collection is described as follows in the first volume of the auction catalogue "Kunstsammlungen 'des Herrn Geheimrats Dr. Jakob von Hefner Alteneck, Munich, 1904, as Item 159: "Eine Sammlung von 30 Schlüsseln aus dem 11/sic!/ bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Darunter höchst wertvolle, künstlerisch ausgeführte Stücke mit ausgefeilten und in Eisen geschnittenen Barten und Griffen, letztere in Blumen, Rosetten, Ranken und Delphinen Formen. In verschiedenen Größen von 5,5 cm bis 21 cm in der Lange. Vergl.II.-A., Eisenwerke etc. Bd.I, Tafel 63 und Bad II, Tafel 17,26,35 und 81." 13 Budapest Museum of Applied Arts, Archives, Document 4/1908 - a letter dated 30/12/1907 14 Budapest Museum of Applied Arts, Archives - a letter to Count János Zichy, Minister of Education and Religion, dated 27/06/1912 Certain objects were taken over by Glück from the earlier Spitzer collection, partly at the 1893 Paris auction of the bequest, partly through the Bourgeois collection. 15 In his letter to the director, dated 22/04/1913 he wrote the following: "I also enclose the price of the gilt cutlery, i.e. 450 koronás..." -- Budapest Museum of Applied Arts, Archives, Document 400/1913 16 He donated paintings to the Museum of Fine Arts in 1905 and 1912, and after his death, his widow and daughter also donated some of the paintings. Here are a few that were donated by the Glück family: F.Furini: The Allegory of Generosity. Museum of Fine Arts, Inv.No. 3182 (1905); H.C.Vroom: Seascape with ships. Museum of Fine Arts, Inv.No.4375 (1912); S.Vrancx: The Month of September - a donation by Mrs. F.Glück and Mrs. F.Pelzmann. Museum of Fine Arts, Inv.No. 6519. Some of his paintings were purchased later by the museum or bequeathed by Fülöp Weiss (1942) and Elek Pctrovics (1945). In 1907, several valuable manuscripts, among them the ones of Count Kázmér Batthyány, Lajos Kossuth, Ilaynau and Bach, were presented to the Archives Departments of the Hungarian National Museum National Széchenyi Library - these were purchased by Glück in the Kerlcr Antique Bookshop in Ulm. 17 This society wanted to incite the dwellers of this rapidly growing metropolis to love the history of their city, to search and support its relics. 18 The opening celebration of the tower was in 1910, and according to the inscription of the contemporary marble board: "This look-out tower was built by the population of Budapest City to the memory of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary, initiated by Frigyes Glück, a Budapest citizen, sponsored by the Association of Budapest Hoteliers, Restaurant and Inn Owners, in order to mark the place where the dear Queen of Hungary was so often fascinated by the beautiful sight of miraculous nature." 19 He applied to the Lord Mayor of Budapest in order to protect the promenade, and suggested that the trams should not run along the banks of the Danube but in Maria Valeria Street.
