The 1935 painting (oil, canvas, 55 x 68 cm) depicts a row of houses arranged in such a way that the first one dominates the others, occupying most of the canvas. The house is two-story, has a high roof with a chimney. The facade with windows and the entrance door, accessed by several steps, and the side wall, where the first floor is finished with a small roof, are visible. The facade is light blue, the side wall - light brown. The further plan consists of a series of adjacent buildings. In the lower left part of the painting, there are five figures. In the foreground, there is a man in a hat walking, and slightly more towards the background - a woman is standing in front of the entrance to the house. The three remaining figures, forming a group, are in the back. There is a signature in the lower right corner: "I. Czaj”.
Izydor Czaj-Goldhuber (1896-1942) - a painter from Kraków, a representative of modern colourism and traditionalism of the interwar period. He practised easel painting, creating mainly urban views and still lifes, using solid form and strong contours. In the period from 1920 to 1928, he attended the Ludwika Mehoffer Free School of Painting and Drawing in Kraków. He was a member of the Association of Jewish Painters and Sculptors, where he was as vice-president from 1932 to 1933, and a secretary later on (1933-1934). In the 1930s, almost every year, he exhibited his works together with the members of the Association, he also took part in exhibitions of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers. In 1930, he presented his works at the 2nd Exhibition of Jewish Artists in Kraków prepared by the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts. He used to visit Zakopane and Kazimierz Dolny. From October to December 1927, he was a decorative director at the Jewish Theatre in Kraków. Over the following years, he designed stage decorations and costumes for this theatre. He died during World War II in Uzbekistan.
