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Magdaléna Štrompachová

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Magdaléna Štrompachová
Magdalena Strompach
Born
Magdolna Drescher

(1919-09-23)September 23, 1919
Budapest, Hungary
DiedNovember 17, 1988(1988-11-17) (aged 69)
Bratislava, Slovakia
NationalityHungarian-Slovak
Known forPainting
SpouseLudwig Strompach

Magdaléna Štrompachová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmaɡdaleːna ˈʃtrompaxoʋaː]; née Magdolna Drescher, Budapest, September 23, 1919 - Bratislava, November 17, 1988) was a Hungarian-Slovak painter and restorer. She founded a fine arts school with her husband Ludwig Strompach where she was a teacher (1964-1973) Many artists followed her classes, her children were among them.

Life

Magdaléna Štrompachová grew up in Baja. Her mother was an amateur pianist and her father was a violin teacher and player.

She studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. In 1946, she moved to Prague with her husband, where she worked in a cinema studio, and in 1950 to Slovakia. From 1986 on, she lived between Budapest and Bratislava.