Accession Number1948/2.1
TitleHolocaust 6
Artist(s)Eduard BargheerObject Creation Date1947Medium & Supportwatercolor and graphite on paperDimensions 13 ¾ in x 19 4/5 in (34.92 cm x 50.32 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterWomen in a concentration camp.
Physical DescriptionA menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.
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Keywords
Judaism
abstraction
figures (illustrations)
labor camps
prison camps
wars