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Lot 197

Dina Matus (1895 - ca. 1940) – Oil on Canvas

Untitled, painting by Dina Matus (1895 - ca. 1940).
Oil on canvas. Signed.
Dina Matus (1895 - ca. 1940), painter and set designer, born in Lodz; a member of the "Yung-Yiddish" group. Matus studied art in Berlin, created paintings and prints and collaborated with the Yiddish theaters "Azazel" and "Ararat" in Lodz. The circumstances and date of her death are unknown. Presumably, she died in the Lodz Ghetto.
Approx. 48.5X38.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Blemishes to paint and to canvas. Pasting remnants on back of canvas.