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Lot 583
Edith Birkin (nee Hofmann) (1927-2018) - Seven oil on board still life studies, mainly of vessels and other objects, some signed (7)Edith was a survivor of the Holocaust. She was born in Prague and in 1941 along with her parents was deported to the Lodz Ghetto. Within a year her parents had died and she was left alone. In 1944, along with the rest of the Ghetto population she was sent to Auschwitz. Because she was young and fit she was selected for work and was sent to a labour camp. In January 1945, with the Russians advancing, she was sent on a Death March across Germany to Bavaria and arrived in Bergen Belsen on 15th March. One month later the camp was liberated.In 1946 Edith came to England where she studied and became a teacher, but the horrors of her memories never left her. In the 1970s she embarked on an art course and realised that painting could be a therapy where she could interpret her memories in a visual way. Her bold and colourful style is a direct contrast to the dark days she witnessed.Her Holocaust paintings can be found in museums and galleries including the Imperial War Museum, the Ben Uri Museum and the Holocaust Museum. Edith died early this year at the age of 90 and the pictures offered here form part of her private studio collection. Her Holocaust paintings have been donated by her family to relevant institutions around the world.
Lot 584
Edith Birkin (nee Hofmann) (1927-2018) - Ten various oil on board still life studies of flowers, some signed (10)Edith was a survivor of the Holocaust. She was born in Prague and in 1941 along with her parents was deported to the Lodz Ghetto. Within a year her parents had died and she was left alone. In 1944, along with the rest of the Ghetto population she was sent to Auschwitz. Because she was young and fit she was selected for work and was sent to a labour camp. In January 1945, with the Russians advancing, she was sent on a Death March across Germany to Bavaria and arrived in Bergen Belsen on 15th March. One month later the camp was liberated.In 1946 Edith came to England where she studied and became a teacher, but the horrors of her memories never left her. In the 1970s she embarked on an art course and realised that painting could be a therapy where she could interpret her memories in a visual way. Her bold and colourful style is a direct contrast to the dark days she witnessed.Her Holocaust paintings can be found in museums and galleries including the Imperial War Museum, the Ben Uri Museum and the Holocaust Museum. Edith died early this year at the age of 90 and the pictures offered here form part of her private studio collection. Her Holocaust paintings have been donated by her family to relevant institutions around the world.
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Edith Birkin (nee Hofmann) (1927-2018) - Still life study and three studies of trees, oil on board and canvas (4)Edith was a survivor of the Holocaust. She was born in Prague and in 1941 along with her parents was deported to the Lodz Ghetto. Within a year her parents had died and she was left alone. In 1944, along with the rest of the Ghetto population she was sent to Auschwitz. Because she was young and fit she was selected for work and was sent to a labour camp. In January 1945, with the Russians advancing, she was sent on a Death March across Germany to Bavaria and arrived in Bergen Belsen on 15th March. One month later the camp was liberated.In 1946 Edith came to England where she studied and became a teacher, but the horrors of her memories never left her. In the 1970s she embarked on an art course and realised that painting could be a therapy where she could interpret her memories in a visual way. Her bold and colourful style is in direct contrast to the dark days she witnessed.Her Holocaust paintings can be found in museums and galleries including the Imperial War Museum, the Ben Uri Museum and the Holocaust Museum. Edith died early this year at the age of 90 and the pictures offered here form part of her private studio collection. Her Holocaust paintings have been donated by her family to relevant institutions around the world.
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