Ignác Kokas

painter
Vál, 4 March 1926 – Budapest, 11 November 2009
Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
Ignác Kokas’s painting is rather unusual, and his career was just as irregular. He always existed somewhere in between – beyond and outside categories and groups – so the louder, trend-setting voices of the art world never quite knew what to make of him, and because they did not know, they seldom bothered to pay him much attention.
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Parallel Life Paths
1983governmental award

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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1978governmental award

Outstanding Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

One of the most prestigious Hungarian state awards for the arts. The recipient is entitled to the title “Outstanding Artist of Hungary” (short: “Outstanding Artist”). Only those who already hold the Meritorious Artist award and have held it for at least five years are eligible.

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1971governmental award

Meritorious Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1966governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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1956governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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