Lujo Bezeredi

The native form of thispersonal nameisBezerédi Lajos.This article usesWestern name orderwhen mentioning individuals.

Lujo Bezeredi
Portrait of Bezeredi and his signature
Born	(1898-11-21)21 November 1898 Nova,Kingdom of Hungary
Died	20 April 1979(1979-04-20)(aged 80) Čakovec,Croatia
Nationality	Hungarian, Croat
Known for	Sculpture, drawing

Gravestone of Lujo Bezeredy and his wife Marija at the Čakovec cemetery

Lujo Bezeredi(also spelledBezeredy,Hungarian:Bezerédi Lajos;1898 – April 20, 1979) was aCroatian-Hungariansculptorandpainter.

He was born inNova,Kingdom of Hungary,to a Hungarian-Slovak father and a Croatian mother. After the death of his parents, he moved to Csáktornya (present-dayČakovec,Croatia), where he completed his schooling at the public school and teacher's training school. He later studied at the College of Education inBudapestand enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts inZagrebin 1922.

Between 1936 and 1941 he lived inBelgrade.As a material for sculptures he mostly usedterra cotta,with engobe being his favouritepotterytechnique along with less frequently usedfaienceandglazingtechniques. His work is characterized by socialmotifsfrom urban and rural life. In 1942 he returned to Csáktornya, where he lived with his wife until his death.

Bezeredi donated his entire collection of 485 various works of art to theMeđimurje County Museumin Čakovec. He is buried at the city cemetery in the same town.

The Returner,a sculpture of Bezeredy in a park in Čakovec

External links

• Biography in the Croatian Biographical Lexicon(in Croatian)
• Bezeredi - renowned artist from Medjimurje