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    Artist

  • Rosenwald, Ludwig, 1902-1942, artist

    • Title

  • Synagogue in Cluj [Synagogue in Oradea]

  • Physical Description

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

  • Date

    undated

  • 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

    Twentieth century; Synagogues

  • Place

    Oradea (Romania)

  • Medium

    Woodcuts; Prints

  • Part Of

    Sally Bodenheimer Collection, Series XXIV, item 5, AR 7169

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Biographical/Historical 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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Rosenwald, Ludwig: Synagogue in Cluj [Synagogue in Oradea], Leo Baeck Institute, 80.11.