Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch

The native form of this personal name is Körösfői-Kriesch Aladár. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch
Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch
Born	(1863-10-29)29 October 1863 Buda, Hungary (today part of Budapest)
Died	16 June 1920(1920-06-16) (aged 56) Budakeszi, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Known for	Art Nouveau painter
Movement	Gödöllő Art Colony
Patron(s)	Bertalan Székely Károly Lotz

Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch (29 October 1863 – 16 June 1920) was a Hungarian Art Nouveau painter.

He was born in Buda, the son of hydro-biologist and zoologist János Kriesch. He was a co-founder with Sándor Nagy of the Gödöllő Art Colony, which introduced Art Nouveau style (also called Secession) in Hungary.

Bibliography

• Kovalovszky, Márta: A modern magyar festészet remekei: 1896-2003. Corvina, Budapest, 2005. "Körösfői-Kriesch Aladár" p. 23. ;ISBN 963-13-5434-2
• Nagy, Sándor: Életünk Körösfői Kriesch Aladárral (Gödöllő, 2005.)
• Körösfői-Kriesch Aladár - Artportal