Sámuel Révész nèe Rosenfeld and József Kollár : a complete different way to Hungarian Art Nouveau

Budapest IX., Szamuely utca 30-32. Központi zálogház. architected in 1900, built 1901-1903

Budapest VIII., Népszínház u. 7. Lakóház 1912

Budapest VIII., Népszínház u. 7. Lakóház 1912

Neo-gothic style with vertical lines strengthen with relief and carved marble. Symbolic images, scenes and characters on the façade, angled mascaroons, and carved flutes are all neo-gothic elements with a Jugendstil taste. The development of the building and the architectural lines move up to vertical lines.

Budapest VI., Zichy Jenő utca 10. dr. Weisz-ház 1903

 One of the most interesting Art Nouveau Building in Budapest. The façade is surmounted by two sgraffitos, a technique which was quite unusual in the Hungarian capital city at the turn of the century. Actually this one represents the sole sgraffito conceived and realized with a technique very close to the one widely adopted in Bruxelles (see: Bruxelles Sgraffites on artnouveau.at). Mascaroons differ from other Revesz and Kollar’s buildings. The building style is quite evidently influenced by the western Europe Art Nouveau. Any references to local Hungarian szecesszio is avoided, and the building lacks typical stylistic elements which constitutes the decoration basis of the Hungarian szecesszio.

Budapest V., Deák Ferenc utca 17. Lakó- és üzletház 1910 körül

Modernist tendencies and use of new materials (such like iron and curved glass surfaces) for one of the most interesting and technologically advanced production of Hungarian Art Nouveau.

Budapest V., Váci utca 11 /B. Láhne-üzlet-és lakóház 1912

 Gothic style combined with Secessionist one; geometric shapes and lines paired with terrific masks and strange characters; clean design combined with numerous symbolic decorative elements. Contradiction and syncretism were used by Sámuel Révész and Jószef Kollár to reinforce the multitude of interpretations of the symbols behind their works. The resulting effect is terrific: an enjoyment for the sight, an exciting challenge for the interpretative capabilities of the intellect, a final checkmate for the unifying efforts of the reason.

Budapest V Deák Ferenc u. 23. Modern-és Breitner Áruház és lakóház

Budapest VI., Varosliget fasor 40. Révész-villa, saját házuk és műtermük 1911

Budapest VI., Lovag utca 20. Lakóház MP 1906/7

Budapest XIII.. Hegedűs Gyula utca 20. Lakóház 1909

Budapest XIII.. Hegedús Gyula utca 20. Lakóház 1909

Budapest XIII.. Hegedús Gyula utca 8. Lakóház 1909

Budapest V., Március 15. tér 7. Lakóház 1914. Toldalékként épült a Mátyás Pince épületének eredeti, 1903-ban készüli, Schütz Rezső által tervezett részéhez.]

Apartments house, Budapest VII, Akacfa utca 20

Budapest V Báthory u. 7 Lakóház

Schmahl neogótikus stílusában épült lakóház (Budapest VIII., Rákóczi út 7.).

Pure neo-gothic style with massive use of Gothic, trefoil and ogee arches.

Budapest XIII.. Hegedús Gyula utca 22-24. Lakóház 1909 (attribuited by Mattia Moretti)

The decorative style (including squared face mascaroons and grotesque mascaroons just in relief over the façade, together with symbolic female figures) and sructural elements (vertical development, carved  and ondulated surface on the façade, thus providing a sort of neo-gothic taste) are evidences of the Revesz and Kollar art. The buildings themselves are also close to other (the one at number 20) by the same authors. I would then attributed these two apartments houses to Revesz and Kollar, while still seeking for the definitive evidence.