Untitled (Figurative Group)
1949
85.0 x 70.0 cm
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
edith kiss(1905 – 1966)
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This untitled work depicting four figures, apparently united in suffering, was probably created in Casablanca, Morocco in 1949, where the artist moved with her second husband following her traumatic experiences at the hands of both the Nazis and the Russians during and after the Second World War. The closeness of the intertwined figures and the agonized expression and apparent exhaustion of the young woman at the front of the composition, who appears to be supported - either willingly or unwillingly by her companions - suggests suffering.
作品詳細
- 作品名: Untitled (Figurative Group)
- 作家: edith kiss
- 制作年: 1949
- 作品サイズ: 85.0 x 70.0 cm
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum