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In the carnival of 1900, the painter Lajos Kunffy met an eighteen-year-old girl, Ella Tiller, who came from Budapest with her family, at a charity ball sponsored by his mother (Adolf Kunffy's wife Hermina Hochsinger, who was the president of the Jewish parish in Kaposvár). The girl was intended by her parents for Lajos's younger brother, Károly, then 29, so the artist, who was already past 30, did not even try to court her, not to mention that he was then much more interested in the problems of painting than in the question of marriage.
But Ella, who was not only beautiful but also cultured and witty, was much more attracted to the artist - who was also very handsome - than her farmer brother. And because Lajos Kunffy was captivated by Ella's exciting personality, he returned to Budapest after the ball and became a frequent guest at the Tiller House, where he listened to her piano playing until he fell in love with the woman who happily returned his feelings. They married in 1901 and moved to Paris the same year, where their son Zoltán was born.
The young woman, who started out as a pianist, suffered hearing loss during childbirth and gave up her career at a young age. While the husband lived for his art, his wife was a confident socialite. He showed a keen interest in graphology, in connection with which he was consulted on important matters by many figures in Budapest.
Among the rooms of the house, the wife's bedroom stands out, she embroidered the tapestry for 10 years and the piano is a reference to her artistic past.
In the carnival of 1900, the painter Lajos Kunffy met an eighteen-year-old girl, Ella Tiller, who came from Budapest with her family, at a charity ball sponsored by his mother (Adolf Kunffy's wife Hermina Hochsinger, who was the president of the Jewish parish in Kaposvár). The girl was intended by her parents for Lajos's younger brother, Károly, then 29, so the artist, who was already past 30, did not even try to court her, not to mention that he was then much more interested in the problems of painting than in the question of marriage.
But Ella, who was not only beautiful but also cultured and witty, was much more attracted to the artist - who was also very handsome - than her farmer brother. And because Lajos Kunffy was captivated by Ella's exciting personality, he returned to Budapest after the ball and became a frequent guest at the Tiller House, where he listened to her piano playing until he fell in love with the woman who happily returned his feelings. They married in 1901 and moved to Paris the same year, where their son Zoltán was born.
The young woman, who started out as a pianist, suffered hearing loss during childbirth and gave up her career at a young age. While the husband lived for his art, his wife was a confident socialite. He showed a keen interest in graphology, in connection with which he was consulted on important matters by many figures in Budapest.
Among the rooms of the house, the wife's bedroom stands out, she embroidered the tapestry for 10 years and the piano is a reference to her artistic past.
