Exile
Samuel Hirszenberg · 1904
Why it's great
A crowd of weary people trudge in a long line across a snowy plain, carrying children and belongings. Samuel Hirszenberg painted the suffering of Jewish families forced from their homes, based on the real events of his time. It's a powerful picture of a hard chapter of history. It reminds us of the resilience of people.
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Samuel Hirszenberg was born in Łódź, Poland, to a Jewish family and studied in Kraków, Munich and Paris. His large paintings show the suffering and hopes of Jewish people in Eastern Europe. In 1907 he moved to Jerusalem to teach at the new Bezalel art school. He died there the next year.
