Surpassing all previous Hungarian auction records, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka's painting ‘Mysterious Island’ sold for HUF 460 million at the Judit Virág Gallery's auction in Budapest. The Mysterious Island, painted in 1903, is one of Csontváry's most mysterious works, the meaning of the title has still not been deciphered by art historians. The painting reached a […]

The meeting of two civilizations is always an exciting moment – especially if, in spite of some similarities, the two cultures derive from two totally different historical, geographical, social, and religious backgrounds.

The picture "Rendez-vous of Lovers" by 19-20th century Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka - the painting sold at the highest price at Hungarian actions - has been stolen from an art collector, a Hungarian private individual.