Early Life, Family and Training Andor Basch entered the world in Budapest on May 19, 1885, born into a family where the brush and palette were already familiar companions. His father, Gyula Basch, was a painter of considerable standing, and it was within this domestic atmosphere that the young boy first encountered the craft. His mother, Róza Krausz, also known as Terezia, provided the foundation of this wealthy Jewish household. Though he was baptized in 1899, the pull of the visual arts was already beginning to shape his path, leading him away from the traditional expectations of his upbrin…