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  • Synagogue in Cluj [Synagogue in Oradea]

  • Rosenwald, Ludwig, 1902-1942, artist

  • Physical Description

    1 print : woodcut ; 10.1" x 14.1" (26 cm x 36 cm)

  • Date

    20th century

  • Notes

    The artist titled the work "Synagogue in Cluj" in pencil. However, the synagogue depicted is actually in the Romanian town of Oradea.

  • Summary

    River in the foreground. The synagogue stands beyond a row of houses, built along the bank. It dominates the view, with a high dome topped by the star of David.

  • Subject

    Synagogues

  • Place

    Oradea (Romania)

  • Medium

    Woodcuts; Prints

  • Related Archival Collection

    Sally Bodenheimer CollectionSeries XXIVitem 5AR 71697169; Sally Bodenheimer CollectionAR 7169

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Biographical Information

Ludwig Rosenwald was a German Jewish artist born in 1902 in Edesheim in der Pfalz.He lived in exile with his wife Fritzi (née Bedriška Pezellen) in Fontvieille (Provence) from 1933 to his death in 1942.

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Citation

Rosenwald, Ludwig, 1902-1942: Synagogue in Cluj [Synagogue in Oradea], Leo Baeck Institute Art and Objects Collection, 80.11.

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