Anton Peczely

Peczely (1891-1963) known for his Jewish genre scenes and early 20th Century salon style paintings in the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim, Isidor Kauffman and Maurycy Gottlieb and later of Tully Filmus and Itshak Holtz he captures his Jewish interior scenes with a particular sensitivity.Peczely studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest and then worked as an art teacher. He was painting regularly from 1924 on, however working with graphics and illustrations as well. He regularly exhibited in the Art Gallery and the National Salon, and was one of the founders of the Artists' Colony at Gyula