Béla Lajta (Leitersdorfer), 1873 – 1920

 Artist

Béla Lajta (nèe Leitersdorfer)

 Co-Worker

Bela Löffler, Szendrői Dezso, Tálos Gyula, Lajos Kozma

 Year 

Pest, 23 Jan 1873 – Vienna, 12 Oct 1920

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 Style

He visited Italy, Germany and England. France Spain and Russia.
In Germany he keep in touch with Alfred Messel in Germany  and Eberhard Ihne. In years 1898-1899 he was in London where he staid in close contact with Richard Norman Shaw, and with Baillie Scott, and subsequently in Austria with  Josef Hoffmann, and personal Adolf Loos. After his return in Hungary, he studied the national art and the style Transylvania and Upper Hungary folk art. 
During 1902 and 1903, he worked in contact with Ödön Lechner. Other than pure Architecture design, he worked also as interior designer
His style was heavily influenced by the ideas about national art of Odon Lechner and, as a matter of fact, Lajta himself had the goal to preserve folk architecture style, together with ancient
motives. Lajta art was also influenced by the English villa’s architecture, by Finnish national
romantic and Austrian modern architecture.

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