Salon genre scene was executed by good listed Austrian-Hungarian Moritz (Mor) Deutsch (1815 Buda - 1882 Vienna).  Studied: 1834-40 (with break) Fine Art Academy in Vienna, history painting by Leopold Kupelwieser. 1842 Fine Art Academies in Venice and Rome. Debuted in 1834 in the exhibition in Pest with Roman antique representations. 1843-59 component the exhibitions of the Pest Art Union provides as a follower of Károly Markó romantic ideal landscapes, Biedermeier portraits and genre scenes (Pannonia, patroness of the fine arts, 1843;) Ruth and Boaz, Italian Predator., 1846; The Forester, The dressing table, 1858; The diluted soup, 1859). From 1861 member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus and component of the exhibitions of the Society of painters in Pest. 1864-68, and 1871-73 co-owner of 1858 by his brother, Leopold (Lipót) D. created stone printing manufacture in Pest (1873 Leopold D. moved to Vienna and was there an independent publisher and lithographer). In the 60s several illustration leaves appeared by him (Magyaroszág´s a Nagyvilág;) Pupils Lapja; Képes Világ), they printed also inserts of different magazines (including Kaka family; Magyar Divatfutár).

Works: BUDAPEST, BTM. – Magyar NG. – Magyar NM. – Országos Széchényi Könyvtár.

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künsler..", Leipzig, 1999; Prof.H.Fuchs, Lexicon of austrian artists, Vienna, 1975; MagyKépLex, 1915; P.Ujvári, Magyar Zsidó Lex., Bp. 1929; ÖKL V, 1979. – Schmidt, 1951; T.Gerszi, A magyar koerajzolás története a XIX. sz., Bp. 1960; K.Lyka, A táblabíró világ muevészete, Bp. 31981.

Inscription: signed and dated (1)859 lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 16 3/4" x h 20 3/4" (42,5 x 53 cm), framed w 24 1/4" x h 28 3/4 " (61,5 x 73 cm)

Condition: in very good condition