Adolph Behrman

Adolph (ABRAHAM) Behrman (1876-1942) was a Jewish-Polish painter who is known for his outdoor paintings of Jewish Shtetl life as well as landscapes.
He is viewed by many as one of the most sought after Inter-War Jewish artists and one of the most valued. His paintings inspired the art critic Zygmunt Bomberg-Batowski to write the following words, "Their diverse themes, the depiction - those are always picturesque. This modest artist always thoroughly and lovingly considers any issues brought by a particular theme, in order to best solve the problem of their presentation."
A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (1900-1904) and Paris (1905-1910), Behrman was a painter of scenes from daily life of the Polish Jews and views of Jewish quarters. From 1924-1927 Behrman traveled to Palestine, Egypt and later Morocco. His landscapes originating from that period have become the most known part of his work. Behrman's Palette became brighter at that period, with his introduction to impressionist tones. In the 1930's he returned to Poland and went to Kazimierz Dolny for the first time and there he created one of the most important works, "Interior of the Synagogue in Kazimierz Dolny". Many of his works were destroyed in World War II. He was killed in the Bialystok Ghetto.

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