Yad Vashem Felix Nussbaum 1904 - 1944
The Fate of a Jewish Artist

Felix Nussbaum was born in Osnabrueck, Germany, and studied in Hamburg, Berlin and Rome. He and his companion, Felka Platek, settled in Belgium in 1935. In 1940, he was arrested with all other aliens and sent to the camps of Saint Cyprien and Gurs in southern France. Nussbaum managed to escape, and lived in hiding in Brussels until he was caught in 1944 and sent to Auschwitz, where he perished.

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  • Felix Nussbaum Shore at Rapallo, 1934

  • View of Ostende with Boat, 1935

    Felix Nussbaum View of Ostende with Boat, 1935

  • The Backyard at the Rue Archimède, 1938

    Felix Nussbaum The Backyard at the Rue Archimède, 1938

  • The Great Disaster, c. 1939

    Felix Nussbaum The Great Disaster, c. 1939

  • The Refugee, 1939

    Felix Nussbaum The Refugee, 1939

  • Above the Roofs, 1940

    Felix Nussbaum Above the Roofs, 1940

  • Still-life with Mask, Glove, and Football, 1940

    Felix Nussbaum Still-life with Mask, Glove, and Football, 1940

  • Portrait of an Unidentified Man

    Felix Nussbaum Portrait of an Unidentified Man

  • Camp Synagogue, 1941

    Felix Nussbaum Camp Synagogue, 1941

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