Destins Evanouis
Object numberM2005/028
TitleDestins Evanouis
Creator Theo Tobiasse (artist)
DescriptionEtching by Theo Tobiasse titled 'Vanished Destiny'. Signed in pencil bottom right hand corner, dated 1969. It is No. 26 of an edition of 85 prints. The work depicts a man lying on his back wearing striped concentration camp clothing. Stylized tears fall from his eyes. His is viewing a train going to/from a smoke stack (crematorium); two arms hold a flailing baby in a sacrificial manner.
Theo Tobiasse was born in Jaffa, Israel, in 1927 shortly after his family arrived from Lithuania. They moved to Paris when Theo was six. The family survived two terrifying years hidden from the Nazis in a Paris apartment. After the war Theo worked as a commercial artist until 1961 when he turned to painting full time. Chaim Potok, in his book Theo Tobiasse: Artist in Exile, describes that one cannot escape the feeling that he uses colours and words to conquer the evils he has experienced in the flesh; hence the lively primitivism. Tobiasse's work reflects many of his childhood memories, biblical themes and women. His paintings have been described as having a purposely naive style.
Theo Tobiasse was born in Jaffa, Israel, in 1927 shortly after his family arrived from Lithuania. They moved to Paris when Theo was six. The family survived two terrifying years hidden from the Nazis in a Paris apartment. After the war Theo worked as a commercial artist until 1961 when he turned to painting full time. Chaim Potok, in his book Theo Tobiasse: Artist in Exile, describes that one cannot escape the feeling that he uses colours and words to conquer the evils he has experienced in the flesh; hence the lively primitivism. Tobiasse's work reflects many of his childhood memories, biblical themes and women. His paintings have been described as having a purposely naive style.
Object nameetchings
Dimensions
- height: 740.00 mm
width: 460.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Colin Diamond