Painting
Object number2019.028.0005
Mediumwood, cardboard
DimensionsOther: 11.25 × 14.5 in. (28.6 × 36.8 cm)
OriginCzechoslovakia or Republic
DescriptionA framed painting of a woman and man by Josef Dubiel von LeRach. The woman is in the foreground and wears a red dress while the man is nude and stands to her left. Its frame is goldish-brown with an applied design in each corner.
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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