Untitled (Warsaw Ghetto)

c. 1940

Joel Rohr

Associated Names
Joel Rohr

Artist, Israeli, 1912 - 1998

This is a painting of a scene in a narrow street with fallen individuals and a person in action holding a rifle. The painting depicts a figure in the center leaning forward, gripping a rifle, in an alleyway or street bounded by tall brick and stone walls. Nearby on the ground are several people who appear to be motionless, with one holding a white flag. The frontal area has a bright green hue, contrasting with the reddish and blue tones of the environment. A large crowd is visible in the background under a dark and cloudy sky. A sign on the brick wall reads "WARSAW GHETTO."
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Joel Rohr; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Sternberg; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 39k

Wikidata ID

Q76551751

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