Felix Nussbaum. "The Backyard at the Rue Archimède, 1938"

The Backyard at the Rue Archimède, 1938

Two people, possibly playing cards, sit in a walled garden. A ladder leans against one wall, near a fruit tree in bloom, under which are scattered sawhorses and buckets. In the background are clotheslines. The blossoming tree symbolizes hope and renewal – which tragically did not reflect the fate of the artist.

Gift of Charles Knoblauch, Brussels
In memory of Marcus, David, and Mania Knoblauch; Mordechaie and Ethel Wassing, David Ignace, and Irena Wassing, and the children.

Felix Nussbaum

The Backyard at the Rue Archimède, 1938

Gouache on paper
31,8 x 39 cm
Yad Vashem Art Collection