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Out of Austria

Réka Vajda

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

Out of Austria brings together around 40 works by more than 20 Austrian artists who fled to Great Britain during the era of National Socialism, examining their experiences, careers, impact and legacy as émigré artists in the UK. It showcases some of the painters, sculptors and graphic artists, who fled to the UK, during this era, highlighting works primarily from the Ben Uri Collection, with key external loans from public collections including Bishop Otter Gallery, University of Chichester, the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Trust and Senate House Library, as well as works (some never previously exhibited) from private collections. The display features paintings, graphics, sculptures and ceramics.

Artists featured in this Curation: Josefine Auspitz (1873–1943), Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977), Marcel Ronay (1910–1998), Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008), Eric Doitch (1923–2000), Anna Mayerson (1906–1984), Yehudo Epstein (1870–1945), Hugo Dachinger (1908–1995), Ernst Eisenmayer (1920–2018), Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995), and 7 more
22 artworks
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Lake View
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Lake View

Josefine Auspitz (1873–1943)

Etching on paper

H 19.8 x W 13.8 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Rabbi Joseph Trostmann
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Rabbi Joseph Trostmann c.1962–1963

Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977)

Oil on canvas

H 101.3 x W 78 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Girl in a Red Shirt
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Girl in a Red Shirt late 1950s (?)

Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977)

Oil on canvas

H 124 x W 62 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Night Scene in Capri
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Night Scene in Capri 1931

Marcel Ronay (1910–1998)

Oil on canvas

H 74 x W 39.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

The Wheel
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The Wheel 1976

Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)

Oil on board

H 60 x W 105.9 cm

Ben Uri Collection

The Old Underground Station
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The Old Underground Station 1965

Eric Doitch (1923–2000)

Oil on canvas

H 49.9 x W 75 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Ecstasy in Motley Strokes
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Ecstasy in Motley Strokes 1950

Anna Mayerson (1906–1984)

Oil on board

H 122 x W 102 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Portrait of a Man
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Portrait of a Man 1925

Yehudo Epstein (1870–1945)

Charcoal on paper

H 44 x W 29 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Wilhelm Hollitscher (1873–1943)
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Wilhelm Hollitscher (1873–1943) 1940

Hugo Dachinger (1908–1995)

Watercolour & gouache on newspaper

H 61.5 x W 46 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Internment in Douglas
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Internment in Douglas 1940

Ernst Eisenmayer (1920–2018)

Watercolour, graphite, pen & ink on paper & board

H 30.3 x W 22.8 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Pola Nirenska (1910–1992)
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Pola Nirenska (1910–1992) c.1937

Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995)

Cement

H 36 x W 14.5 x D 14.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

David
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David 1946

Bruno Simon (1920–1999)

Baked earth

H 24 x W 10 x D 4 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Chinese Girl
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Chinese Girl 1946

Bruno Simon (1920–1999)

Terracotta

H 22.5 x W 14 x D 17 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Elisabeth Tomalin (1912–2012)
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Elisabeth Tomalin (1912–2012) c.1950s

Edith Tudor-Hart (1908–1978)

Photograph

H 12 x W 9.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Besigheim Neckar
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Besigheim Neckar

Alfred Russo (1868–1959)

Etching on paper

H 9.5 x W 15 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Country Barn
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Country Barn

Alfred Russo (1868–1959)

Etching on paper

H 10 x W 15 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Beggar Woman on Liffey Bridge Dublin
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Beggar Woman on Liffey Bridge Dublin

Joseph Carl (1906–1993)

Pencil on paper

H 38 x W 28 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Rocketry
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Rocketry 1970

Henry Edion (1905–1987)

Pen & ink on paper

H 50.5 x W 35 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Bell Street Market
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Bell Street Market 1977

Hugo Dachinger (1908–1995)

Pen & ink on paper

H 28 x W 39 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Paul Hamann's Art Class
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Paul Hamann's Art Class 1962

Hugo Dachinger (1908–1995)

Pen & ink on paper

H 35 x W 43 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Composition
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Composition

Henry Inlander (1925–1983)

Gouache on paper

H 33 x W 53 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Prague
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Prague c.1938

Frieda Salvendy (1887–1965)

Watercolour on paper

H 35.5 x W 45.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

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  • Lake View
    Josefine Auspitz (1873–1943)
  • October
    Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)
  • Paul Hamann's Art Class
    Hugo Dachinger (1908–1995)
  • Rocketry
    Henry Edion (1905–1987)
  • Besigheim Neckar
    Alfred Russo (1868–1959)
  • Chinese Girl
    Bruno Simon (1920–1999)
  • Night Scene in Capri
    Marcel Ronay (1910–1998)
  • Elisabeth Tomalin (1912–2012)
    Edith Tudor-Hart (1908–1978)
  • Portrait of a Man
    Yehudo Epstein (1870–1945)
  • Girl in a Red Shirt
    Ottilie Tolansky (1912–1977)
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