Bidspirit auction | Benno Elkan Holocaust Survivor “Polnische

Benno Elkan Holocaust Survivor “Polnische Nachtstuecke” illustr. author. 1st ed.,1918, in German, Muenchen - Benno Elkan Holocaust Survivor “Polnische Nachtstuecke” illustr. author. 1st ed.,1918, in German, Muenchen Polish Night Sculptures Munich: Delphin Verlag, 1918. Limited ed. 8vo. 152 pp. Mit Federzeichnungen des Kuenstlers (With pen drawings by the artist) Dedication on front endpaper in German, 1919. Hard illustrated cover, size: 22.5 x 17 cm. Condition: cover worn, rubbed, stained; front cover detached; spine is missing but binding is tight; repair near spine; internally good condition. Weight: 460 gr. Compelling account by the German sculptor and author of his travels to Poland. Illustrated with reproductions of drawings by the author. Benno Elkan (2 December 1877 – 10 January 1960) was a German-born British sculptor and medalist. His work includes the large Menorah standing in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem and also numerous monuments, busts and medals in Germany and England. Benno Elkan was born in Dortmund, Germany in 1877, to a Jewish family. In February 1900, he was among 17 people who founded the German football club FC Bayern Munich.[1][2] He fled Germany in 1933 after the rise of the Nazis. He was married to Hedwig Einstein, sister of Carl Einstein and a concert pianist in her own right. Together they had two children: Ursula and Wolf, both of whom emigrated to the United States. Elkan died in London. He is buried at the Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Willesden, England