After the Pogrom
AUCTION 39 |
Thursday, April 03rd,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 358
LAKOS, ALFRED.
After the Pogrom
Hungarian, 1870-1960:
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
“A contemporary of Isidor Kaufman, Lakos also studied in Budapest at the Academy of Art. Later he studied in Munich before moving on to Paris. There he was influenced by the Impressionists, and he became one of the few artists to treat classical Judaic subjects in what was considered at the time an advanced technique. His approach to Jewish subjects was one of respect and nobility in contrast to the almost caricaturist approach of his contemporaries. (L. Krief). See Benezit, Vol. VI p.392
Another version of this pathos-filled painting was sold by Sotheby's, Judaica, 1996, Lot 231