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Lajos Polczer
Rare Hungarian Jewish Rabbi Judaica Oil Painting Portrait

c.1940's

About the Item

Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare. Polczer was an Hungarian artist, his foundations of painting were taught by a painter Bertalan Karlovszky. His works were exhibited in the National Salon and the Art Hall from 1928. His works are held by the Hungarian National Gallery. In his later years he worked in the United States, he was working in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1960s. Known for his Jewish genre scenes, Chess scenes and other early 20th Century salon style nude paintings. In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim, Isidor Kaufmann and Maurycy Gottlieb and later of Tully Filmus and Itshak Holtz he captures his Jewish interior scenes with a particular sensitivity.
  • Creator:
    Lajos Polczer (1902 - 1968, Hungarian)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1940's
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor wear. minor loss to gilding/plaster tt corners of frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38213383682
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