Paul Vincze
Born 15 August 1907
Died 5 March 1994
Active: 1930 - 1990
Country of birth: Hungary
Country of death: France
Medallist, sculptor
Born Galgagyork, Hungary. Vincze studied at the State School of Arts and Crafts at Budapest, then under Ede Telcs and finally in Rome (1935-7) after which he returned to Hungary.
In 1938 Nazi persecution forced him to leave Hungary and he settled in England. Vincze set up a studio in London where he lived for the rest of his life except for annual visits to his house in the south of France. In 1948 be became a British subject.
Vincze's reputation was greatly enhanced by the two medals struck to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Overall he had a very busy career, principally as the maker of medallic portraits. Vince's sitters included: Sir Winston Churchill, President Harry Truman, Pope Paul VI, Yehudi Menuhin, Prince Karim Aga Khan and J B Priestley. He died at Magagnosc, France.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited. Click here for more information.
The Worship of the Golden Calf
1940 - 1950
Locations
Address 18 Chelsea Embankment SW3 London England | View on map
1940 (Circa) - 1946 (Circa)
Address 18 Blomfield Road London W9 England | View on map
1942
Address 8A Yeoman's Row Brompton Road London SW3 England | View on map
1943 (Circa) - 1957 (Circa)
After this at 5 Rossetti Studios, Flood Street, Chelsea
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1940 - 1967
Exhibited 23 times (10 times up to 1951), about 43 catalogue entries over the entire period however as these often included cases of medals many than 43 works were shown
Took part in The Making of Medals and Coins (Art Workers Guild), 1942
Institutional and Business Connections
Member of Art Workers Guild
5 April 1941 - 1994 (Presumed)
Member of The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society
1946 (Presumed)
Sources
Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society: Members and Craftsmen
1946 (Probable)
p.54.
The fifty-eighth annual report of the committee of the Art-Workers' Guild, 1942
1942
p.9.
The fifty-ninth annual report of the committee of the Art-Workers' Guild, 1943
1943
p.5.
The Independent
2004
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-paul-vincze-1367203.html Obituary: Paul Vincze
LAURENCE BROWN
Friday, 1 April 1994 (accessed 17 August 2010)
Citing this record
'Paul Vincze', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1221229198, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
