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Germania - To the Brothel (oil on canvas)

IMAGE number
TW427346
Image title
Germania - To the Brothel (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Kitaj, R.B. (1932-2007) / American
Location
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
121.6x91.5 cms
Image description

In 1985, Ron Kitaj accompanied his friend Frank Auerbach on the first visit Auerbach had made to Germany since fleeing the Nazis in the 1930s. This picture was the result of a night-time walk through Hamburg on that visit, when Kitaj saw a disabled man in the street. Thoughts of Nazi persecution of disabled people prompted Kitaj to paint the tree in the picture to resemble a snake, as a symbol of evil. However, the tree was also intended to represent the Tree of Life, a symbol of hope. Kitaj himself appears in the picture on the left;

Photo credit
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
tree / USA / North America / America (continent) / tree / north america / modern / america / male / street scene / usa / Painting / Mzpainting
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Medium 749 × 1024 px 63 × 87 mm 1.2 MB

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