Anxiety concerning the fate of paintings by Ludwig Meidner has been caused by the internment in Britain of this eminent Jewish artist.
Meidner, who is a refugee from Czecho-Slovakia, was recognized as one of the leaders of the expressionist movement in Germany before the war. After the occupation of Czecho-Slovakia, he brought over to England all the works in his possession. He lived in great poverty in a Camden Town studio, where he continued to work forgotten till the day of his internment.
Friends of Meidner and well-known art lovers in London are trying to save his paintings, some of which, it is hoped, will now be acquired for public collections. Meidner’s works include a series of life-size figures from the Old Testament, as well as hundreds of portraits and drawings of Jewish and other intellectuals.
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