Koncert (Concert) – unpublished version (II)

Siemaszko, Olga (1911-2000)

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Olga Siemaszko's works: the "Hand of the Dead" project
ilustracja
ilustracja

A version of the illustration for the short story "Koncert" (Concert) by Maria Zarębińska-Broniewska, which was not selected for publication by Olga Siemaszko (cf. MPOLIN-M1636, MPOLIN-M1637). This is the most drastic version of the three artworks preserved in the artist's archive: many of the orchestra members depicted as Auschwitz prisoners have skulls in place of their heads. Faces and skulls are depicted in tonal white, the rest of the silhouettes are mostly brown, the background is mostly black.

This is the only illustration in the entire project to feature a surreal motif of skulls in terms of the depiction of people.

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Information about the object
Author/creator
Siemaszko, Olga (1911-2000)
Object type
painting
Time of creation/dating
1970
Place of creation
Warszawa (mazovian province) ( dane niepewne )
Technique
painter’s
painter’s
drawing
Material
canvas
ink
aquarel paint
graphite
Keywords
Nazi camps
The Holocaust
writers
March 1968 (1968-1972)
actors
musicians
death transports
death
Copyrights status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1638
Localization
The object is not currently on display
The purchase of work for the POLIN Museum's collection was subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture - a state purpose fund, program: National Collection of Contemporary Art.