Dora Holzhandler, My Grandfather in Auschwitz

oil on canvas

125.5 x 100

(lower centre) 'Dora Holzhandler'

2006-21

Holzhandler's imaginary portrait of her grandfather, who perished in Auschwitz, was made 17 years after the end of the Second World War as an act of reflection and commemoration. It...

Holzhandler's imaginary portrait of her grandfather, who perished in Auschwitz, was made 17 years after the end of the Second World War as an act of reflection and commemoration. It is the only one of her paintings that makes direct reference to the Holocaust.

Provenance

presented by the artist 2006

Exhibitions

Outside In or Inside Out: Dora Holzhandler

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