 On 19 December 1943, Ferenc Deák Literary and Art Circle was formed in Zalaegerszeg with the participation of 28 artists, including Sándor Boldogfai Farkas.He didn't fight in the Second World War, but after the Soviets occupied Budapest in 1945 he was arrested by the them; he was released only months later.He worked and lived at the Art Colony on Százados Avenue ("Százados úti művésztelep").