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...
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 a general panic between July and August 1789 but here referring clearly to the panic and mayhem of the Second World War. Hekimi typically intertwines people and animals - some winged - mixing elements of Surrealism and fantasy.
Provenance
presented by the artist 1948Exhibitions
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.Related artists
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