Sophie Blum-Lazarus (née Lazarus; 15 July 1867 – 5 August 1944) was a French-Jewish painter and pastellist of German origin. She was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.
Sophie Blum-Lazarus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1867 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Died | 5 August 1944 (aged 77) Auschwitz concentration camp, German-occupied Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, pastellist |
Life
editBorn in 1867 in Stuttgart to a wealthy Jewish family, Blum-Lazarus later moved to Frankfurt.[1][2][3] She studied painting at the Städelschule and later entered the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where she made copies of works by classical painters.[2][3] Around 1900, Blum-Lazarus married Jewish industrialist Daniel Blum and moved to Paris, where she became a member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants.[3] She exhibited her work in 1909 and 1913 at the Salon d'Automne.[2] After her husband's death in 1937, Blum-Lazarus became reclusive, and spent the next seven years living in a hotel.[3] Having acquired French citizenship, she stayed in Paris during the Second World War.[3] She was arrested on 8 July 1944 by the Gestapo and deported to Auschwitz three weeks later, where she soon died.[1][2][3][4] In 2005, her artwork was posthumously displayed at a Musée du Montparnasse exhibition dedicated to artists deported by the Nazis.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sophie Blum-Lazarus". Musee Orsay. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Blum-Lazarus, Sophie". Le Delarge. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sophie Blum, née Lazarus". Convoi 77 (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Blum, Sophie". Mémoire des hommes. Retrieved 22 June 2023.