Charcoal drawing of 3 prisoners hanging by their necks from a tree
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm) | Width: 11.900 inches (30.226 cm)
Creator(s)
- Max Krause (Artist)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Johanna Krause.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Johanna Krause
Scope and Content
Charcoal drawing created by Max Krause, circa 1940-1941, in Dresden, Germany, during Berufsverbot (when it was forbidden to paint). It depicts three men in prison uniforms hanging from a tree.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of three figures hanging from a tree attached to mat board and stored in a faded pink paper portfolio.
Genre
- Object
- Art