Art Rediscovered
Like many areas of the Hungarian economy, the art market is just beginning to find its feet after 40 years of turmoil. For the last decade and a half, dealers and connoisseurs have been hard at work trawling through the nation's attics and cellars discovering and cataloguing the work of long-forgotten artists. Hungarian art has consistently followed European trends, the majority of well-known artists, including József Rippl-Rónai and Tivadar Csontváry Koszka, spent a great deal of time outside Hungary honing their skills, while staying true to their roots. There is a large number of artists, such as Victor Vasarely and Mihály Munkácsy, who established themselves outside Hungary. In fact, as result of the political restrictions of the last century, some of these are all but unknown in their home country.
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Architecture
Despite the damage inflicted on it during the Second World War and the neglect it was subjected to in the second half of the last century, Budapest is perhaps best known for its architecture. From the Roman remains of Aquincum to Art Nouveau extravagance and modern office buildings and sports complexes, evidence of almost every possible style can be found in Budapest and Hungary’s rural towns and villages. In fact, apart from the two museums on either side of Hősők tere, it is difficult to find two identical buildings.
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