Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack internment camp watercolours and woodcut

In copyright Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy the Estate of Christopher Michael Bell

Contents 7 watercolours - 79 x 58 cm or smaller - watercolour and gouache 1 print - 21 x 14 cm - woodcut These watercolours and woodcut were created by Dunera internee Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack whilst interned in Hay, Orange and Tatura internment camps during the Second World War, or after his release. Hirschfeld-Mack had studied and taught at the Weimar Bauhaus school. Notes Signature / Inscriptions Some works are signed by artist Conservation note Frames and original mounts removed for preservation reasons in 2024 Description source Titles taken from original mounts or vendor catalogue Object History 'The estate of the artist. Private collection, Queensland' (information supplied by vendor) Contextual Information Source Purchased from Deutscher and Hackett, Lots 9, 11, 13-18, December 2023 Exhibited in Dunera: Stories of Internment State Library of New South Wales (August 2024 - May 2025). Applies to: P4/51; PXA 7728/Items 1-7 Administrative / Biographical history Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack (1893–1965) was an internee on the HMT Dunera and a founding member of the Bauhaus, and art master at Geelong Grammar School from 1942 to 1957. Hirschfeld-Mack was one the most well-known artists to arrive on the Dunera. During his internment Hirschfeld-Mack taught drawing classes in the camp university.