The bronze figure titled ‘Csikós’, referring to the renowned mounted Hungarian herdsman of the puszta or grasslands of the Great Hungarian Plain, with representations of traditional agrarian life a staple of the Hungarian sculptor László Beszédes’ (Beszédes János László) works. Donned in the typical attire of a Csikós, the figure wears a szűr or suba, a heavy mantle or cape usually made from sheep’s wool or skins, layered above a loose collared shirt typically dyed blue to emphasise their higher status in comparison to other peasants, a pair csizma or knee length leather boots, with his csikós kalap or wide-brimmed felt hat the most identifiable article of clothing signifying his profession. Signed ‘Beszédes’ and raised atop a stepped Peche D’alap base.

The bronze figure titled ‘Csikós’, referring to the renowned mounted Hungarian herdsman of the puszta or grasslands of the Great Hungarian Plain, with representations of traditional agrarian life a staple of the Hungarian sculptor László Beszédes’ (Beszédes János László) works. Donned in the typical attire of a Csikós, the figure wears a szűr or suba, a heavy mantle or cape usually made from sheep’s wool or skins, layered above a loose collared shirt typically dyed blue to emphasise their higher status in comparison to other peasants, a pair csizma or knee length leather boots, with his csikós kalap or wide-brimmed felt hat the most identifiable article of clothing signifying his profession. Signed ‘Beszédes’ and raised atop a stepped Peche D’alap base.