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Powerful Holocaust Art on Temporary Display in Washington

Felix Nussbaum Orgelmann (Organ Grinder), 1942/1943

David Enzel
Sep 13, 2022
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Felix Nussbaum, Orgelmann - Photograph by David Enzel

Felix Nussbaum (1904 – 1944) was a German-Jewish surrealist painter. Nussbaum’s work gives insights into the essence of one person among the victims of the Holocaust. Nussbaum completed this work after his escape from an internment camp in southern France (Saint-Cyprien). However, he did not survive the war. Nussbaum was murdered at Auschwitz at the age of 39.

This powerful portrait is temporarily on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC on loan from the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung.

This work is on display as part of a temporary exhibition entitled The Double: Identity and Difference in Art since 1900. The exhibition closes October 31, 2022.

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