Marthe Hekimi b. 1884

La Grande Peur du monde, 1940-44

oil on canvas

89 x 130.5 cm

and dated (upper left): Hekimi 40-44

1987-135

Photo: Bridgeman images

Hekimi's work is characterised by dramatic titles and a rhythmic and decorative content influenced by Persian art. The term 'Grande Peur' (Great Fear) has roots in the French Revolution, referencing...

Provenance

presented by the artist 1948

Exhibitions

1954 Exhibition of Jewish Art, Hove Museum of Art

1970 Paintings from the Ben Uri Art Gallery, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum

2009 Homeless & Hidden 2: World Class Collection Homeless & Hidden, Ben Uri Gallery

2018 Liberators: Extraordinary women artists from the Ben Uri Collection, Ben Uri Gallery

2018 Wild at Heart: Portrait and self-portrait in Poland after 1989, Zachęta – National Gallery of Art

Literature

Rachel Dickson, ed., From Adler to Zuławski: A Century of Polish Artists in Britain (London: Ben Uri Research Unit, 2020), pp. 56-57 (illus. included); Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Camden (London: The Public Catalogue Foundation, 2013), p.17 (illus. included); Walter Schwab and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 50.

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