Hungarian artist György Kürthy studied in Budapest and architecture in München. He was an actor, theatre director, stage designer and graphic designer and poster artist, and played in several Hungarian theaters and in numerous movies from 1910 to the 1950s. He designed his first posters in the early 20th century, which were often done in a decorative, two-dimensional Art Nouveau style. Kürthy later designed commercial and propaganda posters (for example a war bond poster during World War I). His first wife was theater and film actress Mariska Vízváry (1877-1954).
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