description
Object description
image: unfinished three quarter-length seated portrait of a male Russian inmate at Dachau. The man is bare-chested and
sits leaning forward with elbow resting on his leg.
Physical description
These drawings appear to be pages from a numbered sketchbook, with the page number appearing in the upper right
corner [recto]. The captions on the back of the drawing appear to refer to the drawing on the following page of the
sketchbook.
page 19 of 19 [the left side of this page appears to be sketch book's missing first page]
Label
The notes suggest that this is the same Russian prisoner as in IWM ART 17271 12. The artist wanted to depict the
prisoner's weight loss after a period spent at the camp.
Inscription
'19 '
Inscription
'R'
Inscription
'A Pole working in the Plantage with Brian' [referring to the first page: IWM ART 17271 1]
Inscription
'What a man! Bob - to make a contrast I suppose!)'
Inscription
'"Reuf!" sagte de Jungfrau-und war keine wahr-'
