Her pictures symbolized suppressed tragedy such as Pleasure Ride (1967) and Innocence Tale (1964), with surreal and expressive metamorphoses of the puppet motif.

[1] She attended the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1936 as a pupil of János Vaszary;[2] her first exhibition was arranged with her husband, Imre Ámos, who was also an artist.

[5] Widowed, Anna's art was greatly impacted by the loss of her husband, her paintings becoming notably harsher and more elemental than her earlier works.

[9] Through the encouragement of the art community in Szentendre, particularly Lajos Vajda and Dezsö Korniss, Anna began to expand on her work and incorporated traditional Hungarian folklore motif and symbols.

[4][10] This was due to the subversive nature of her work, which depicted women as witches, covered religious themes, and provided a connection to traditional Hungarian folklore and art.

[1] Her first full postumous exhibtion When Dolls Speak Retrospective Exhibition of Margit Anna (1913–1991) was held in 2024 at the Hungarian National Gallery.