Carol Deutsch
Carol Deutsch | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait (1928) | |
| Born | April 21, 1894 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | December 20, 1944 (aged 50) Buchenwald, Nazi Germany |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Notable work | Pentateuch |
| Movement | Expressionism, Primitivism |
Carol Deutsch (1894-1944) was a Belgian-Jewish painter who was murdered in the Holocaust.[1] A student of James Ensor, Deutsch is most known for his Art Nouveau illustrations of the Bible.[2]
Having had an Orthodox upbringing, Deutsch had not received art training into his twenties, when working as a fur trader in Ostend, he became close with James Ensor. Ensor recognized his talent and became his teacher, and Deutsch became part of Ostend's artistic scence, being influenced by Constant Permeke and Léon Spilliaert.[3][4] He painted in an Expressionist style, both landscapes and people. He became the chairman of Ostend's Jewish community in 1929, but soon was nearly excommunicated for painting provocative nudes. He then turned to cityscapes and portraits. He visited Mandatory Palestine in 1936, which made his focus change to Jewish themes, such as the Western Wall. He was arrested with his wife Fela by the Gestapo in 1943, and taken to Auschwitz. He was murdered by shooting at Buchenwald in December 1944. His daughter donated his collection of 99 Pentateuch illustrations to Yad Vashem.[5]
References
- ^ Schwartz, Yaakov (April 6, 2019). "New Yad Vashem exhibit showcases Holocaust art and stories from living survivors". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Moreh-Rosenberg, Eliad. "From Father to Daughter: The Illustrated Bible of Carol Deutsch". Yad Vashem.
- ^ Carol Deutsch, Etienne Van den Steen, C. de Vries-Brouwers, Antwerp,2018, ISBN 978-90-5927-563-8
- ^ Xavier Tricot (2009), James Ensor. Life and work. Verified catalogue of paintings, Mercatorfonds, Brussels, 2009
- ^ Berman, Deborah (September 11, 2014). "His Legacy Lives on – an Encounter at the Museum of Holocaust Art". Yad Vashem.