Hand signed lower right Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare. Péczely Antal Anton 1891 - 1963 Known for his Jewish genre scenes, Chess scenes and other 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. Péczely Antal Anton was the founder of the artist colony Gyulda 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