Felka Platek

Polish artist

Felka Platek
Felka Platek, 1937
Born	(1899-11-03)3 November 1899 Warsaw, Poland
Died	2 August 1944(1944-08-02) (aged 44) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
Nationality	Polish
Known for	Painting

Felka Platek (Felka Płatek; 3 November 1899 – 2 August 1944) was a Polish artist.

Biography

Platek was born on 3 November 1899 in Warsaw, Poland.^[1] She was the companion and later the wife of the German painter Felix Nussbaum.^[2]

The couple fled Germany around 1935. They lived in Paris, then Ostend, settling in Brussels where they married in 1937.^[3] Nussbaum and Platek were arrested by the Germans in 1944. They were sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp

Platek was murdered, probably on or about 2 August 1944 at Auschwitz.^[4]

Legacy

In 2014 the International Auschwitz Committee sponsored a program entitled "Find Felka! Find Felix!". The Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück includes a permanent display of Platek's work. "^[5]

Gallery

A still life with red roses in a glass vase, 1929
Portrait of Mrs. Etienne,1940

References

^ "Płatek, Felka, 1899–1944". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ Glueck, Grace (2 June 1985). "Terrifying Fantasies That Augured Reality". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Felix Nussbaum". Yad Vashem. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Felix Nussbaum". Weimar. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "The International Auschwitz Committee commemorates artist couple Felka Platek and Felix Nussbaum". IHRA. Retrieved 13 April 2021.