1. Made by
Primary school of Viliam Zaborsky
Vrable
Slovakia

2. • He was a Slovak painter and illustrator.
• He is regarded as the founder of Modernist
Slovak art in 20th century.
• Martin Benko was born on September 21, 1888 in
Kostolište in the west of Slovakia in the region
called Zahorie.
• He got the title National Artist.
He is buried
in the National Cemetery
in Martin.

3. Benka's ornamental style was
influenced by folk art.
In his paintings he displayed Slovak
nature, clouds, plains , fields and hills and
also people.
He liked to show people
at work.
Benka visited many regions
where people lived simply,
in communion with nature.

4. With his paintings he expressed love,
respect and admiration to Slovakia, its
nature and people.

5. He attended Art private school of Czech
painter Emanuel Neumann in Vienna.

6. Other Paintings

12. Pupils of 5th and 6th class
 Základná škola Viliama Záborského Vráble

13.  Source
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http://www.dartesro.sk/?act=autor&id=97&lang=sk
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M&sa=X&ei=tC9xUs77Huyp0AW81YBg&ved=0CEkQ9QEwBw
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http://www.jankohrasko.sk/folklorc/1388/osobnosti/1806/narodny-umelec-martin-benka/
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http://www.gmb.sk/en/exhibition/detail/131
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biw=1366&bih=655&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Martin+Benka&oq=Martin+Benka&gs_l=img.3..0l3.67298.72375.0.72775.12.12.0.0.0.0.204.1048.11j0j1.12.0....0...1c.1.30.img
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biw=1366&bih=655&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Martin+Benka&oq=Martin+Benka&gs_l=img.3..0l3.67298.72375.0.72775.12.12.0.0.0.0.204.1048.11j0j1.12.0....0...1c.1.30.img
..0.12.1047.S6u1EsBthD0#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=vHM06t2ATKEYuM%3A%3BaMIz8UX1NJorXM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.soga.sk%252Fdata
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https://www.google.sk/search?
q=Martin+Benka+obrazy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tC9xUs77Huyp0AW81YBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=655#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc
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http://www.beautywoman.sk/clanok/956
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https://www.google.sk/search?
q=Martin+Benka+obrazy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tC9xUs77Huyp0AW81YBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=655#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc
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http://www.soga.sk/aukcie-obrazy-diela-umenie-starozitnosti/aukcie/77-zimna-aukcia-vytvarneho-umenia-a-starozitnosti/martin-benka-v-rozkveteslatinsky-kraj-16475
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http://www.pluska.sk/magazin/zaujimavosti/zaujimavosti/koho-potesia-umelecke-diela-benky-za-180-tisic-eur.html
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http://www.webumenia.sk/web/guest/search/-/results?orderBy=RELEVANCE&page=1&items=28&query=au:%22Martin%20Benka
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