Painting
Object number2019.028.0003
Mediumwood
DimensionsOther: 13.25 × 16.75 in. (33.7 × 42.5 cm)
OriginCzechoslovakia or Republic
DescriptionA framed painting of a man and woman standing together in the nude. They look toward two menacing men standing in the doorway behind them and appear to be frightened. The background is all in brightly colored shapes that pop next to the plain, black frame.
The ESLK by the signature stands for ENTARTETE SCHLESIEN LERACH KUNST or ENTARTETE KUNST, which was a term used by the Nazis in reference to most modern art. Works of art that belonged in this group were banned as "Judeo-Bolshevik", or non-German, in nature and perverse. The artists of these works were prohibited from further creative activity.On View
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