Adam Muszka 1914-2005
Leaving Cheder
oil on canvas
59.5 x 48.5
(upper right): Muska
1987-298
@Adam Muszka estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Muszka's painting draws on his own upbringing, including here his attendance at Cheder (a school for Jewish children teaching Hebrew and religious knowledge) to celebrate Jewish life in pre-Second World...
Muszka's painting draws on his own upbringing, including here his attendance at Cheder (a school for Jewish children teaching Hebrew and religious knowledge) to celebrate Jewish life in pre-Second World War Poland. In another iteration of this painting he adds further details and colour.
