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Pencil, ink and wash on paper
13.1X7.9 cm
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Ink and wash on paper
11X13.7 cm.
"I just wanted to ask you to assist me in an outside job. I have to sketch the bakery and I need an assistant to help me with my art material…"
Helga Wolfenstein would often accompany Petr Kien when he ventured out into the streets of the ghetto to draw. In her testimony, she relates how they would spend many hours together, during which time Petr would enrich her knowledge of drawing, art and poetry.
This artwork offers a rare glimpse into the act of creativity as it unfolds.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Ink and pencil on paper
29.8X21.8 cm
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor on paper
21.7X29.1 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor and pencil on paper
21.7X19.2 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor, pencil and crayon on paper
19.5X15 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper
21.9X19.4 cm.
The concert depicted in this drawing was a rehearsal for the upcoming visit of Red Cross representatives on 23 June 1944.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper
19.4X15 cm.
One of the plays performed in the ghetto was the satirical comedy, "George Dandin ou le Mari Confondu" (George Dandin or The Thwarted Husband) by Molière, which was written in 1668 and exposed the hypocrisy of the aristocracy in Paris.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor and ink on paper
11X13.8 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper
29.4X21.8 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor and ink on paper
14X11.5 cm
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
Watercolor on paper
30X22.1 cm.
Yad Vashem Art Collection
Acquisition, courtesy of Barbara and Lewis Shrensky, Washington D.C.
