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Claude Cahun
Caïn / Cain
Lost Art-ID
615174
Artist
Orloff, Chana (Ecole de Paris)
Birth
1888.07.12, Starokostjantyniw (Chmelnyzkyj)
Death
1968.12.18, Tel Aviv; Tel-Aviv; Tel-Aviv-Jaffa
Place of activity
Paris; Petach Tikwa; Genf
Title
Claude Cahun
Additional title
Caïn / Cain
Datierung
1921
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Plaster
Description
The portrait highlights Claude Cahun's main features. Her arched nose and high cheekbones are recognisable, giving an air of extreme concentration.
Provenance
Atelier Chana Orloff, Paris; after July 1942-1943 looting of the studio - a confiscation as a result of Nazi persecution is suspected; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Brief von Dr Gatte zu Chana Orloff, 28 März 1944; Erklärung von Chana Orloff an OBIP: MAE/OBIP/dossier de réclamation n°38302/carton n°166
Published since
Contact
Justman, Eric
Position
Ateliers-musée Chana Orloff
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