Abstract painting by Jimmy Ernst
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 80.000 inches (203.2 cm) | Width: 143.000 inches (363.22 cm)
Creator(s)
- Jimmy Ernst (Artist)
Archival History
The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1987 by the Estate of Jimmy Ernst.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Jimmy Ernst
Scope and Content
Allegorical oil painting created by Jimmy Ernst in memory of his mother, Louise, who was killed in Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
abstract white figures and lines on a pale blue and orange-pink background.
People
- Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-1984.
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art.
Genre
- Object
- Art
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