One of my absolute favorites is the painter Isidor Kaufmann.
His paintings are masterpieces each and every one of them.
But only few that carry his name were actually painted by him.
But only few that carry his name were actually painted by him.
Between what he painted are some red bearded Jewish men.
Many Jewish families get a red haired child.
But as a contradiction to the average redheads,
they almost all have brown or green eyes.
they almost all have brown or green eyes.
Where as for instance red haired Egyptians or Palestinians , Sicilians
or redheads from Kutch , Indian, Afghanistan
have light lime colored eyes or very light blue eyes.
or redheads from Kutch , Indian, Afghanistan
have light lime colored eyes or very light blue eyes.
All the redheads in my family have or had red hair and blue eyes.
I don't know how it is in Ireland who is famous for its redheads.
But there are many black haired Irish, who married blond haired spouses,
That mix can give red hair with green or brown eyes.
But there are many black haired Irish, who married blond haired spouses,
That mix can give red hair with green or brown eyes.
I start with this marvelous portrait one of my absolute favorites!
The only totally red haired man with red beard, that I have noticed he painted.
I guess a big part of his production disappeared during the Nazi time.
So what is left are only few works.
Every new work that suddenly pop up, I look at with great curiosity.
The only totally red haired man with red beard, that I have noticed he painted.
I guess a big part of his production disappeared during the Nazi time.
So what is left are only few works.
Every new work that suddenly pop up, I look at with great curiosity.
Isidor Kaufmann Photo of a photo of the painting called "The Kabalist" |
This photo I found in a sale on E-bay from a very expensive book about Isidor Kaufmann
called
Der Judenmaler Isidor Kaufmann,
byHermann Menkes
"The Jewpainter Isidor Kaufmann by Herman Menkes."
It was printed 1925 , Isidor Kaufmann died 1921,
It was printed 1925 , Isidor Kaufmann died 1921,
therefor it is possible, that this is the original painting,
that all the others are pretending to be.
I find it as a portrait more interesting than the copies.
Compare the noses on all 4 pictures and
see that this above seem to be only realistically convincing nose.
Look how well everything is painted all materials can be recognized!
As You can see it could have been a mirrored sketch for the picture the Kabbalist.
The beard is more natural in the color here
There is a problem with the Fur hat. As if it got an extra layer of fur added.
The signing is doubtful and one can see it is dirty around the signing as if erased
and a new attempt was made.
I doubt that Kaufmann who was so extremely consequent with the details
and so particular with every little millimeter, would have signed a sketch?
And here we have another of the same guy again
This time a copy of a copy?
Good artists don't sign sketches! A sketch is made as a preparing for a painting
and is not signed so it can be sold. Can't tell it enough times!
And specially not in the middle of the painting!
He looks like he is getting strangled ,the head doesn't fit the body!
Lately a new unknown Isidor Kaufmann portrait is found in Russia shown on this
site who plant their ugly owner stamp across the painting.
This is a wonderful portrait , but one of the more excellent students from the Repin Academy could
have produced it. The problem is that Isidor invented his persons, and this seem a real portrait.
Very sensitive and beautiful though, but most likely not a Kaufmann.
But again Isidor Kaufmann would never have signed an unfinished portrait.
And he would never have put so much work in the face and then so little on the coat and background.
But the face is really very very beautiful and sensitively painted.
A pity that a talented artist have to make "look a likes" and can't sign it with his own name.
And again it's a variation of the painting for the Kabbalist.
But here the beard got darker.
And perhaps the expression as if he says brrrr with his rather thin lips is not so Kaufmann like?
Remember most of Kaufmanns mouths are small but have very full pouting lips.
A wonderful portrait sketch!
And a new attempt from a Russian site
Look at the prayer shawl how it changed.
It is understandably that many fakes exist,
when Kaufmanns work reach up to 100000 $ on auctions.
Look how well everything is painted all materials can be recognized!
Must be a fake Isidor Kaufmann |
I hate to desiccating this picture , but it is too full of mistakes.
The copyist has been using the same fabric under the books as in the fake painting 2 pictures above.
A pathetic idea that this would make the fake look more real.
Also bad composition with the row of books jumping up and down.
Which make his inner skirt look like a book too.
Too bad that Wikigallery advertises this as an original painting of Kaufmann.
The chair got rather tiny? And one of the extreme tiny hands looks dead in the color compared to the other.
I can go on there are a million bad things in this copy.
Stupid idea to paint striped fabric in the same colors as the books with the stripes the same way.
The books behind jumps in front of the person.
The folds on the frock has no character .
Something is totally wrong in the composition of the arms, hands, coat and book. All lines end up in a star.
That is an unacceptable mistake which no good artist ever would make!!!
All in all a bad copy!
Again a supposed Isidor Kaufmann |
The beard is more natural in the color here
There is a problem with the Fur hat. As if it got an extra layer of fur added.
The signing is doubtful and one can see it is dirty around the signing as if erased
and a new attempt was made.
I doubt that Kaufmann who was so extremely consequent with the details
and so particular with every little millimeter, would have signed a sketch?
And here we have another of the same guy again
This time a copy of a copy?
Supposedly Isidor Kaufmann
from the Stern Gallery in Tel Aviv.
Good artists don't sign sketches! A sketch is made as a preparing for a painting
and is not signed so it can be sold. Can't tell it enough times!
And specially not in the middle of the painting!
He looks like he is getting strangled ,the head doesn't fit the body!
Isidor Kaufmann Pehaps ? |
site who plant their ugly owner stamp across the painting.
This is a wonderful portrait , but one of the more excellent students from the Repin Academy could
have produced it. The problem is that Isidor invented his persons, and this seem a real portrait.
Very sensitive and beautiful though, but most likely not a Kaufmann.
But again Isidor Kaufmann would never have signed an unfinished portrait.
And he would never have put so much work in the face and then so little on the coat and background.
But the face is really very very beautiful and sensitively painted.
A pity that a talented artist have to make "look a likes" and can't sign it with his own name.
And again it's a variation of the painting for the Kabbalist.
But here the beard got darker.
And perhaps the expression as if he says brrrr with his rather thin lips is not so Kaufmann like?
Remember most of Kaufmanns mouths are small but have very full pouting lips.
Isidor Kaufmann |
A wonderful portrait sketch!
And a new attempt from a Russian site
Supposed to be Isidor Kaufmann |
It is understandably that many fakes exist,
when Kaufmanns work reach up to 100000 $ on auctions.
Again a very bad copy.
Good artists never sign in the middle of a painting,
as if the name takes a slide down on the sitters shoulder!
The painter who made this couldn't decide if he want to copy the above or the below
and made something in between.
The religious ones follow Rabbis who have different interpretations of the Scriptures,
The different fractions show their belonging trough the clothes and hats.
Some wear a black suit, others black silk caftans or white silk caftans with or without stripes.
Some have long black pants others wear knickers or a short or long frocks in black
Some wear a black Hat and others a Fur brimmed hat called a Shtreimel and some wear only a skullcap.
Those who wear hats have a scull cap underneath.
Something seems wrong in the combination of the black silk Caftan
and a normal Russian fur hat in this picture!
Some religious Jews wear fur hats, but not Russian fur hats like the Rabbi,
wears in the two pictures above.
They wear a wheel made from what seems to once have been Bisam fur.
Brown and very silky ,not like today black Bear fur, which is shiny and hard,
The Muff which women once wore to warm their hands in was also made from bear furs..
Some other Jewish hats not so interesting to paint of cause!
It is so nice with hats why don't we all wear hats
I'd like one of Igor Samsonovs if I was brave enough to walk around with it
Sorry I don't make fun of anyone just wan't to be a bit less serious.
Good artists never sign in the middle of a painting,
as if the name takes a slide down on the sitters shoulder!
The painter who made this couldn't decide if he want to copy the above or the below
and made something in between.
The religious ones follow Rabbis who have different interpretations of the Scriptures,
The different fractions show their belonging trough the clothes and hats.
Some wear a black suit, others black silk caftans or white silk caftans with or without stripes.
Some have long black pants others wear knickers or a short or long frocks in black
Some wear a black Hat and others a Fur brimmed hat called a Shtreimel and some wear only a skullcap.
Those who wear hats have a scull cap underneath.
Something seems wrong in the combination of the black silk Caftan
and a normal Russian fur hat in this picture!
Some religious Jews wear fur hats, but not Russian fur hats like the Rabbi,
wears in the two pictures above.
They wear a wheel made from what seems to once have been Bisam fur.
Brown and very silky ,not like today black Bear fur, which is shiny and hard,
The Muff which women once wore to warm their hands in was also made from bear furs..
Muff |
A modern Shtreimel |
Bohuiser Shtreimel |
Old Ruzhiner Shreimel |
Shtreimel |
Cake made to look like Fur hat for the after following marriage party of a hassidic Jew called Shabat Hratan First Saturday after the marriage where the whole family celebrate the married son. |
Some other Jewish hats not so interesting to paint of cause!
Breshlawer Lubavitcher Vishnever |
I'd like one of Igor Samsonovs if I was brave enough to walk around with it
Sorry I don't make fun of anyone just wan't to be a bit less serious.
Isidor Kaufmann |
Hard to know which pictures are fake and which are really painted by Kaufmann.
Judge for your self ,if you want to invest money in a newly discovered Kaufmann,
Look at all the others and compare, if it is really beautiful ,who cares if Kaufmann painted it.
But perhaps it should not be that expensive?
Would you buy it to this price if it said fake Kaufmann?
Found in a Russian Site
Many similar pictures of the same man exists.
This seem real to me.
So be aware it you are the one who suddenly find an unknown Kaufmann!
There are so many copies being made all the time.
Chinese Painters are really professional and very clever in their work.
With the use of Adobe photo shop it is easy to construct a new
combined copy and then paint it.
Isidor Kaufmann Look at the same closer eye and line of the upper lid, It is obviously not the same picture as the one above it. |
Just a few minutes ago I found this one in a Russian site
Not the same as the above.
It is a smaller painting and
you can see the prayer shawl on the other side as well
Then this picture turns up by Lazer Krestin
Now this is strangely similar.
I mirrored this picture and judge for yourself
Lazer Krestin mirrored and \Isidor Kaufmann not |
Did the eyes switch side ?
Lets think teacher Kaufmann and student Krestin paints at the same time a man who sits for them.
It is normal that your pictures have some kind of leaning towards right or left.You can correct this mistake if looking at your portrait in a mirror over your shoulder.
Lazer Krestins picture has a strong leaning towards left when you mirror his picture it is obvious !
Lets see the same two pictures where only Kaufmann's picture is mirrored
Kaufmann is mirrored and Krestins not |
Something in Kaufmann's picture seems wrong.It doesn't have a real preference to one side,
like Krestins did. But in Kaufmann's picture things are not explained well! The inner arm seem wrong and the beard jumps too fare out.The collar seem too dark , Kaufmanns picture seem constructed,where as Krestins seem to have been painted after a real person and he did not correct his mistakes. What I find weird is the fact that the eyes seem to have been switched. On Kaufmanns picture the eyes are correct.
On Krestin's the inner eye got to be the broadest.
Don't know what to think.One of this two guys used the other persons picture which he mirrored before he painted this new picture.
Isidor Kaufmann Very nice! |
It took some hours learning about all this Jewish hats on the Internet.
Don't Think I ever get the opportunity to paint one.
But who knows.
An Auction house called Winner's write :
"It was typical of Kaufmann to paint the same image more than once, with slight difference,
per the requests of the people who ordered his works."
This I can not agree with ,the slight differences are often fakes!
But then who would not buy another New Kaufmann if this was true.
To weigh up all this bearded I finish the post with a redhaired woman
Isidor Kaufmann Lady at her desc |
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