Objects

Shaving, Tattooing (171870) / "Rasage, tatouage (171870)"

Celnikier, Izaak (1923-2011)

When Celnikier was taken to Auschwitz at the beginning of 1944, he made a mental note of what he passed on years later with the words: "We were pushed towards the Effektenkammer, there we were shaved and tattooed, apparently we were not immediately destined for the gas". The multifaceted scene of shaving and tattooing figures whose heads form a circle is completed in the title by the camp number 171870, tattooed on Celnikier's left forearm. | 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
Material
paper
ink
Keywords
Copyright status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M799/25
Localization
The object is not currently on display