Steve Kaufman's tremendous passion for art made him look back into history before he would go forward. He was deeply moved by the great masters of art, music, history, and literature. Steve wanted to show his respect for those who preceded him and greatly influenced his life. And so, beginning in 1996, Steve began a series of paintings that included Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Mozart, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.
One of Steve Kaufman's Mozart paintings is on permanent exhibition at The Reiss-Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim, Germany. In July 2014, one of Steve’s celebrated paintings, “Mozart State II,” was added to the permanent collection at Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In 2016, Steve Kaufman’s “Shakespeare State II” was added to The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust at Stratford upon Avon, UK.
Hundreds of patrons and the media were present for the unveiling of these brilliant paintings. Representatives of these museums and preservation societies delivered speeches about Steve Kaufman, why he was so inspired, and his interpretations that honor icons of time.
Most recently, Steve Kaufman’s “Beethoven Gold” was added to the permanent collection at Beethoven-Haus Bonn, the birthplace of the master composer. The formal presentation of this painting will take place in March 2017, with a beautiful gala consisting of museum members, patrons of the arts, and the news media.
The paintings in this portfolio are part of that collection. They are hand painted oil on canvas silkscreens
“Mozart State One”
“Beethoven State One”
“Beethoven State Two”
“Mona Lisa Gold”
“Shakespeare Gold”
“Shakespeare Purple”
“Mozart Green”
“Venus and Coca-Cola”
“Van Gogh Mohawk”
“Dali Melting Clock”
“Dali”
“Homage to Dali ~ Tigers”
“Homage to Picasso Guernica ”
“Rockwell, Kaufman and Marilyn”
