On 22 March 1896, Ady Endre published his first poem in the Zalău newspaper Szilágy.
His major works in the twentieth century modelled shortly before his death include the Equestrian Statue of Béla Wenckheim (Kisbér, 1901), Statue of Wesselényi (Zilah, 1901), Tuhutum Memorial (Zilah, 1902), and Statue of Lajos Tisza (Szeged, 1903).