Barta was born in Budapest, Hungary on 28 July 1897,[1] one of three children, all of whom pursued careers in art.

[2] She studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts where her teachers included Béla Iványi-Grünwald, József Rippl-Rónai, and Géza Udvary.

Barta István (festő) [hu] (14 October 1892 - 11 September 1976) was a painter creating large-scale murals, including one in the Industrial Hall in Budapest.

[6][7] Barta Lajos [hu] (3 March 1889 - 8 May 1986) attended Iparművészeti Főiskola (College of Applied Arts) in Budapest.

His sculpture Liebeskraft (Power of Love) is installed at Ludendorff Bridge as a symbol of peace.