Painter and graphic artist, Nagy Oszkár studied between 1913 and 1915 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. He was a soldier in World War I, then a prisoner of war in Italy in 1917. In 1919 he returned home to Arad. He worked with Adolf Fényes at the artists’ Colony in Szolnok (Hungary), then at the artists’ Colony in Kecskemét (Hungary) with Béla Iványi Grünwald. In 1920 he comes briefly to Baia Mare, and in the same year he will return to Italy, this time for studies. Since 1922 he spent most of his time at Baia Sprie where he also created for more than forty years. Since 1922, he has presented his works at individual exhibitions in Satu Mare, Oradea, Arad or Timisoara. Landscape artist, in the vast majority of his creations, Nagy Oszkár proves to be plurivalent, because the thematic multiplicity is one of the main characteristics of the painting from Baia Mare.
The painting depicting Piața Cetății is characterized by a blend of medieval architecture and more recent buildings, which maintain a historical atmosphere. The structures surrounding the square are mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries and are examples of architecture commonly found in Central Europe. The rehabilitation of the square has restored a space that represents an attractive pedestrian area for both visitors and locals.
