Stylization, distortion or abstraction of form can be found in almost all modernist movements and as a result, a challenge that modern artists have had to face has been to adapt their style to the genre of portraiture. It can be observed that many modern artists become a little more traditional when they paint someone that we, as viewers, have to recognize.

Although the features of the face are captured with an academic precision, the artist remains faithful to his personal style, especially in the special manner in which he harmoniously juxtaposes strongly saturated colors.

As it happened, for example in the impressionist group, the painters from Baia Mare will represent their colleagues in works, in this case, the work belonging to one of the most famous painters of the school, Ziffer, who pays homage to a portrait of his colleague, Katz Márton.