About the Artist

(Hungary March 22, 1853, Arad - 1921) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes. Kaufmann was originally groomed for a commercial career by his parents, and could fulfill his wish to become a painter only later in life. His early attempts to join art world was delayed when he was being refused admission to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He traveled throughout Eastern Europe in search of scenes of Jewish life and earned recognition in Austria and Hungary later on.