Hans Baluschek
A street scene. In Berlin of course, but where exactly? Hard to say. It could be the Bülowplatz, today Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, in the eastern districts. On the left, two men wearing a cap, workmen perhaps. One of them has a red pin on his jacket. An emblem of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) ?.
The author of the painting, Hans Baluschek, was a member of the SPD. He died in 1935, at 65, after being classified as a "degenerate artist" by the Nazi regime and therefore prohibited - like so many other valuable artists - from practicing his craft as a painter.
The author of the painting, Hans Baluschek, was a member of the SPD. He died in 1935, at 65, after being classified as a "degenerate artist" by the Nazi regime and therefore prohibited - like so many other valuable artists - from practicing his craft as a painter.
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