Mother and Child, circa 1960
Abstract
Oil painting on masonite board of a woman and child, possibly Madonna and Child. Woman with head scarf and long full robes sits on a wooden bench by an window holding a wrapped child in her arms. She looks down at the child's face with rays of light shinging through the window on the two; an indication it may be the Madonna and Child. Painting is done is an expressionist style using brown, blue, green and yellow tones.
Dates
- circa 1960
Creator
Physical Description
Some rippling on the painted surface; paint is chipped and worn on the edges of the board. Two flakes of paint missing from lower right quadrant driectly underneath the bench in the painting and by the edge of the womans robe.
Extent
From the File: 2 Linear Feet (1 flat box (21 x 25 x 3 inches))
Scope and Contents
Materials in this collection were gathered and preserved by Henry Lowenstein's mother Maria Loewenstein. Materials include legal documents and correspondence from the Nazi government of Germany, identification papers issued by the Nazi government, ration books, personal correspondence including letters from family sent through the Red Cross and friends in the Theresienstadt Concntration Camp and Lodz (Lodj) Ghetto, photographs, legal documents and utility receipts used by Maria Loewenstein to prove she was not a Jew, admission and discharge papers from the Wittenauer Sanatorium, Socialist Democratic Party membership cards, and Henry Lowenstein's videographed oral history and an exhibit book containing a brief written history of his family. The collection also contains artwork created by Marie and Henry Lowenstein. The collection ranges from 1848 to 2013.
Custodial History
Donated by Henry Lowenstein
Materials Specific Details
oil paint on masonite board
Physical Description
Some rippling on the painted surface; paint is chipped and worn on the edges of the board. Two flakes of paint missing from lower right quadrant driectly underneath the bench in the painting and by the edge of the womans robe.
Dimensions
52 x 39 cm.
General
Title supplied by archivist
General
Date supplied by archivist, determined by Maria's dated works in a similar style and medium
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository