Erzsébet Sass Brunner and her daughter, Erzsébet Brunner created something great and lasting not only in Hungarian painting, but also in the Hungarian-Indian relations, artistic and cultural traditions. The Nagykanizsa-born artists travelled to India in the late 1920s where they settled and the country became their home. In Hungary, the father Ferenc Sass Brunner patronized the two young female artists (he was a disciple of Simon Hollósy). Later, the Bengal school of painting was a great influence on them.

During their journeys to Italy and Egypt, they made contact and later corresponded with Rabindranath Tagore, with whom they spent two years subsequently. Their painting was greatly influenced by Indian cultural traditions as well as the way of life of people in India, Buddha's teachings, religion and spirituality these all had a great impact on their art. During their exhibitions in India, India they met among others Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and built up a serious net of relationships. Their home in Delhi became a kind of arts centrer. Erzsébet Brunner's life work was recognized by a number of awards both in India and Hungary. Mother and daughter both died in Nainital, in India. Their former house and Tomb standing at the Himalayan foothills is a national heritage and a place of pilgrimage today.

The exhibition at the Laczkó Dezső Museum presents landscapes, portraits and genre paintings borrowed from the Thúry György Museum of Nagykanizsa. In addition to the pictures, a few personal items from India recall the two artist's unique personality.