Sándor Ziffer (May 5, 1880, in Eger – September 8, 1962, in Baia Mare) was a Hungarian painter characterized by his strong decorative paintings and use of definite contours and colour in his works.
Meanwhile, he gained experience in Paris, Berlin, (where he encountered forms of expressionism which impacted upon his painting), Hamburg and again in Munich.
Ziffer was the master of many Hungarian and Romanian painters in Romania, including János Karácsony and Lídia Agricola.
It is to the credit of the sculptor Géza Vida that in 1950 the old master was able to receive a personal pension, and in 1954 he was awarded the Order of Merit.
He was able to reconcile the modern painting trends of the turn of the century with the plein air traditions of Nagybánya, he never succumbed to epigones, his works were always fresh, colorful, decorative, expressive and rationally thought out.