Felka Platek

Felka Platek
Felka Platek, 1937
Born(1899-11-03)3 November 1899
Warsaw, Poland
Died2 August 1944(1944-08-02) (aged 44)
Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
NationalityPolish
Known forPainting

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]

  • A still life with red roses in a glass vase, 1929
    A still life with red roses in a glass vase, 1929
  • Portrait of Mrs. Etienne,1940
    Portrait of Mrs. Etienne,1940

References

  1. ^ "Płatek, Felka, 1899–1944". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Glueck, Grace (2 June 1985). "Terrifying Fantasies That Augured Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Felix Nussbaum". Yad Vashem. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Felix Nussbaum". Weimar. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ "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.