Between 1933 and 1945, whether for religious, political or artistic reasons, over 300 painters, sculptors and graphic artists fled into exile or immigrated to Great Britain from Nazi Germany. This followed the appointment of Adolf Hitler as German Chancellor in January 1933, the introduction of anti-Semitic legislation and the foundation of the Reichskulturkammer (the Reich Chamber of Culture) to which all professional artists and designers had to belong and which effectively banned all Jews, Communists, Social Democrats and ‘avant-garde’ artists from working in Germany.
This exhibition brings together paintings, drawings and graphics by a number of primarily German-Jewish artists who made such ‘forced journeys’ during this era.
Ludwig Meidner (1884–1966)
Charcoal on paper
H 68 x W 50.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Martin Bloch (1883–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 79.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Adèle Reifenberg (1893–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 36 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Pamina Liebert-Mahrenholz (1904–2004)
Oil on board
H 60.5 x W 60.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Margarete Marks (1899–1990)
Lithograph on paper
H 42.5 x W 31 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Dorte Bürgner (Dodo) (1907–1998)
Watercolour on paper
H 46.5 x W 32 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Hans Schleger ('Zero') (1898–1976)
Colour lithograph on paper
H 63.5 x W 63.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Klaus Meyer (1918–2002)
Colour woodcut on paper
H 45 x W 36.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Alfred Lomnitz (1892–1953)
Watercolour on paper
H 36.5 x W 27 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Julius Rosenbaum (1879–1956)
Drypoint & etching on paper
H 16.5 x W 11.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Hilde Goldschmidt (1897–1980)
Pastel on paper
H 50 x W 37.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Lotti Reizenstein (1904–1982)
Watercolour on paper
H 49.5 x W 66 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Hermann Fechenbach (1897–1986)
Woodcut on paper
H 21.6 x W 16 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Joseph Oppenheimer (1876–1966)
Pencil, chalk & watercolour on paper
H 37.8 x W 49.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Victor Weisz (1913–1966)
Pen, ink & wash on paper
H 21 x W 24 cm
Ben Uri Collection