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Otto Freundlich

Otto Freundlich (10 July 1878 – 9 March 1943) was a German painter and sculptor of Jewish origin. A part of the first generation of abstract painters in Western art, Freundlich was a great admirer of cubism. He was murdered at Majdanek concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Otto Freundlich

10 July 1878

Stolp, Germany

9 March 1943 (aged 64)

Majdanek concentration camp, General Government (German-occupied Poland)

German

Painting and sculpture

Legacy[edit]

Although Otto Freundlich has been largely overlooked since being vilified by the Nazis, a documentary Das Geht Nur Langsam (It Takes Time) was released in 2012. The film traces his vision to build streets of sculptures running through Europe symbolizing his utopian ideas for a world society. In Stolp there is bust erected in memory of Otto Freundlich.

My red heaven (1932)

My red heaven (1932)

Composition (1932)

Composition (1932)

Spherical bodies (1925)

Spherical bodies (1925)

Exhibition guide to the Degenerate Art Exhibition with his sculpture Der Neue Mensch on the cover

Exhibition guide to the Degenerate Art Exhibition with his sculpture Der Neue Mensch on the cover

The Mother

The Mother

Komposition (1939)

Komposition (1939)

Composition (1911)

Composition (1911)

List of German painters

– A staged encounter between Freundlich and Nazi sculptor, Arno Breker, conceived by Per-Oskar Leu for the online magazine, Triple Canopy.

A Forcing of Barriers

Biographic Details

Documentary Film.

Das Geht Nur Langsam (It Takes Time)