Felka Platek

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

Felka Platek
Felka Platek, 1937
Born(1899-11-03)3 November 1899
Warsaw, Poland
Died2 August 1944(1944-08-02) (aged 44)
Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland
NationalityPolish
Known forPainting

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]

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

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