Felka Platek
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Felka Platek | |
|---|---|
 Felka Platek, 1937 | |
| Born | 3 November 1899 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 2 August 1944 (aged 44) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Painting |
Felka Platek (Felka Płatek; 3 November 1899 – 2 August 1944) was a Polish artist.
Biography
Platek was born on 3 November 1899 in Warsaw, Poland.[1] She was the companion and later the wife of the German painter Felix Nussbaum.[2] The couple fled Germany around 1935. They lived in Paris, then Ostend, settling in Brussels where they married in 1937.[3] Nussbaum and Platek were arrested by the Germans in 1944. They were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp Platek was murdered, probably on or about 2 August 1944 at Auschwitz.[4]
Legacy
In 2014 the International Auschwitz Committee sponsored a program entitled "Find Felka! Find Felix!". The Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück includes a permanent display of Platek's work. "[5]
Gallery
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A still life with red roses in a glass vase, 1929 -
Portrait of Mrs. Etienne,1940
References
- ↑ "Płatek, Felka, 1899–1944". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ Glueck, Grace (2 June 1985). "Terrifying Fantasies That Augured Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "Felix Nussbaum". Yad Vashem. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "Felix Nussbaum". Weimar. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "The International Auschwitz Committee commemorates artist couple Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum". IHRA. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Felka Płatek at Wikimedia Commons- Find Felka Find Felix website
