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Károly Klimó (; born 17 May 1936) is a Hungarian artist, one of the best known Hungarian artists of the present day. He is a non-figurative artist, member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.

Born in Békéscsaba, he studied art from 1956 to 1962 at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, and had his first solo exhibition in 1977 in Budapest. Thereafter, he undertook numerous trips abroad to study in several European countries, the United States, Iran, and South Korea. In 1990, he became a professor at the Academy of Art in Budapest. He lives and works in Budapest in the area of the Disk Lake, as well as making frequent stays in Germany and Austria. His work has been exhibited in dozens of solo and group exhibitions around the world, and some of his works are collected at, among other places: the State Art Gallery in Mannheim, Germany, the Albertina in Vienna, the Seoul Art Museum, and the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.

References

  • www.klimokaroly.hu – Károly Klimó's official website.
  • Karoly Klimo, Bilder und Zeichnungen, Munich: Matthes & Seitz Verlag, 1998,
  • Klimó Károly (mit einem Vorwort von László F. Földényi),

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File:Klimó Károly Ember és árnyéka 1988.jpg|Man and Shadow (1988)

File:Klimó Károly Kusza fények 1997.jpg|Tangled lights (1997)

File:Klimó Károly Csendélet bogarakkal 2005.jpg|Still Life with bugs (2005)

File:Klimo Károly Újkori barlangrajz 2010.jpg|Modern cave drawings (2010)

File:Klimó Károly Távoli terekben 2008.jpg| Remote areas (2008)

File:Klimo Károly Kis lángok 2008.jpg|Small flames (2008)

File:Klimó Károly Futótűz.jpg|Wildfire

File:Klimó Károly Tüzek a tájban 2011.jpg|Fires in the landscape (2011)

File:Klimó Károly Füst 2008.jpg|Smoke (2008)

File:Klimó Károly Szmog 2009.jpg|Smog (2009)

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Awards (selection)

  • Mihály Munkácsy Award (1972)
  • Merited Artist (1998)
  • Herder Prize (2005)