Photos: Remembering Steve Jobs: Hungarian Sculptor Builds Tech Wizard's Bronze Statue [PHOTOS]

By Kukil Bora | Dec 07, 2011 12:59 AM EDT

In remembrance of the late Steve Jobs, the chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft, Gabor Bojar, has commissioned a bronze statue of the Apple co-founder. The statue, crafted by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth, will be delivered on Dec. 20.

Last month, Hungary's postal service said it had issued a numbered commemorative sheet incorporating a stamp-sized image of Steve Jobs. As many as 5,000 copies of the memorial set were issued, selling for 1,000 forints ($4.40) each, the Associated Press reported.

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An assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth adjusts his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in Budapest

An assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth moves his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest Dec. 6, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20.

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Assistants of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth adjust his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in Budapest

Assistants of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth move his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest Dec. 6, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
An assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth adjusts his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in Budapest

An assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth makes adjustments to his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest Dec. 6, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Assistant to Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth mimics the pose of the sculptor's latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest

An assistant to Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth mimics the pose of the sculptor's latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest Dec. 6, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth works on a wax model for a new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Budapest

Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth works on a wax model for a new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Budapest Nov. 18, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 18.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth holds up a face and a hand of a wax model for a new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Budapest

Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth holds up a face and a hand of a wax model for a new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Budapest Nov. 18, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 18.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Parts of wax model for new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are seen near magazine cover with picture of Jobs in studio of Hungarian sculptor Toth in Budapest

Parts of a wax model for a new bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are seen near a magazine cover with a picture of Jobs in the studio of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth in Budapest Nov. 18, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 18.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth holds a cast model of the face of his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest

An assistant of Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth holds a cast model of the face of his latest work, a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in Budapest Nov. 16, 2011. The statue was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar and will be delivered on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 16.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Visitor walks past cast model of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, for bronze statue, which was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Bojar, in Budapest

A visitor walks past a cast model of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, for a bronze statue, which was commissioned by chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar, in Budapest Nov. 11, 2011. The statue was created by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth and will be delivered on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 11.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
Hungarian sculptor Toth shows cast model for statue of late Apple co-founder Jobs to chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Bojar for first time at studio in Budapest

Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth shows a cast model for a bronze statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to chief of Hungarian software maker Graphisoft Gabor Bojar, who commissioned the sculpture, for the first time at a studio in Budapest Nov. 11, 2011. The statue will be delivered and put into place on Dec. 20. Picture taken Nov. 11.

Source: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
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