Objects

The Selection Day / "Jour de sélection"

Celnikier, Izaak (1923-2011)

Another of the extermination scenes shows a group of figures composed in the pattern of a triangle. At its base lie the dead, on their bodies others, shown above, are sliding down. Two people in dramatic gestures spread their arms diagonally across the axis of the composition. The drama of the scene is emphasised by a wide beam of light, falling diagonally on the group from the upper left edge of the frame. The line thickens, then gets thinner again, and the expression is strengthened by the contrasts of light and dark spots. With such an arsenal of forms used to show the highly personal "theatre of death", Celnikier comes close to some of Rembrandt's engravings. | AT

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Information about the object
Author / creator
Celnikier, Izaak (1923-2011)
Object type
graphic
Time of creation / dating
19th century
Place of creation
Paris (France)
Technique
etching
aquatint
drypoint
printing
Material
paper
ink
Keywords
Copyright status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M799/7
Localization
The object is not currently on display