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.

28 artworks

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Self Portrait
Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Self Portrait 1927
Max Liebermann (1847–1935)
Oil on board
H 48 x W 38 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Portrait of a Girl
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Portrait of a Girl 1921
Ludwig Meidner (1884–1966)
Charcoal on paper
H 68 x W 50.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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House in Normandy (or Varengeville)
© Martin Bloch Trust. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
House in Normandy (or Varengeville) 1939
Martin Bloch (1883–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 79.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Sennen
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Sennen 1960
Heinz Koppel (1919–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 91 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Composition
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Composition
Erich Kahn (1904–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 126.5 x W 101.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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In Winter, Manchester
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
In Winter, Manchester
Harry Weinberger (1924–2009)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 90 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Portrait of the Artist's Sister-in-Law, Elise Reifenberg (Gabriele Tergit)
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Portrait of the Artist's Sister-in-Law, Elise Reifenberg (Gabriele Tergit) c.1928
Adèle Reifenberg (1893–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 36 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Woman with Hat
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Woman with Hat
Else Meidner (1901–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 82 x W 67 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Charlotte
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Charlotte 1945
Julius Rosenbaum (1879–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 80 x W 52 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Two Female Nudes
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Two Female Nudes
Pamina Liebert-Mahrenholz (1904–2004)
Oil on board
H 60.5 x W 60.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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The Dance
© The Estate of Hans Feibusch / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
The Dance c.1950
Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)
Gouache on paper
H 48.5 x W 75 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Dr Barnett Stross (1899–1967), MP
© estate of Margarete Marks. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Dr Barnett Stross (1899–1967), MP 1936
Margarete Marks (1899–1990)
Lithograph on paper
H 42.5 x W 31 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Michael
© the artist. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Michael 1990
Frank Helmuth Auerbach (b.1931)
Etching on paper
H 20 x W 16.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Flight III
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Flight III 1983
Willy Tirr (1915–1991)
Watercolour on paper
H 75.8 x W 55.7 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Federn
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Federn c.1926
Dorte Bürgner (Dodo) (1907–1998)
Watercolour on paper
H 46.5 x W 32 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Hands at Your Service – Ticket Collector
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Hands at Your Service – Ticket Collector 1946
Hans Schleger ('Zero') (1898–1976)
Colour lithograph on paper
H 63.5 x W 63.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Walking About
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Walking About 1985
Peter Baer (1924–1996)
Lithograph on paper
H 72.5 x W 57 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Girl in Red
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Girl in Red 1990
Klaus Meyer (1918–2002)
Colour woodcut on paper
H 45 x W 36.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Girl behind Barbed Wire
Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Girl behind Barbed Wire
Alfred Lomnitz (1892–1953)
Watercolour on paper
H 36.5 x W 27 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Boy with a Basket
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Boy with a Basket 1904
Julius Rosenbaum (1879–1956)
Drypoint & etching on paper
H 16.5 x W 11.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Donkey
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Donkey 1965
Rudi Lehmann (1903–1977)
Woodcut on paper
H 15.5 x W 10 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Miriam
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Miriam 1963
Jack Bilbo (1907–1967)
Gouache on paper
H 46.6 x W 35 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Frau Trautl Schranz
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Frau Trautl Schranz 1951
Hilde Goldschmidt (1897–1980)
Pastel on paper
H 50 x W 37.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Still Life
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Still Life 1945
Lotti Reizenstein (1904–1982)
Watercolour on paper
H 49.5 x W 66 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Lenin (1870–1924)
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Lenin (1870–1924) 1943
Hermann Fechenbach (1897–1986)
Woodcut on paper
H 21.6 x W 16 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Hampstead Heath
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Hampstead Heath
Henry Sanders (1918–1982)
Oil on board
H 48 x W 59 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Piccadilly Circus
© The Estate of Josef Oppenheimer. All rights reserved. DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection
Piccadilly Circus c.1950s
Joseph Oppenheimer (1876–1966)
Pencil, chalk & watercolour on paper
H 37.8 x W 49.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection

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Berlin: Crisis? What Crisis? 1960–1966
Victor Weisz (1913–1966)
Pen, ink & wash on paper
H 21 x W 24 cm
Ben Uri Collection