Havdallah Still-life. Signed upper left and dated 1940.

“A contemporary of Isidor Kaufman, Lakos (1870-1960), 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)