National Socialist

Dynamic design by the notable British artist Pat Keely (Patrick Cokayne Keely; 1901-1970) depicting a rat eating grain from a hole in a sack being watched by eyes in the dark, a Nazi...

He taught art in Germany until 1933, when the National Socialists declared his work indecent.

Schwarzkopf was a member of the artists' association "Das Junge Rheinland" starting in 1919, until it was dissolved by the National Socialists, and taught at Düsseldorf Art Academy i...

Schwarzkopf was a member of the artists' association "Das Junge Rheinland" starting in 1919, until it was dissolved by the National Socialists, and taught at Düsseldorf Art Academy i...

Having been removed from his post by the National Socialist regime in 1938, he was president of the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1946–54.

Having been removed from his post by the National Socialist regime in 1938, he was president of the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1946–54.

Having been removed from his post by the National Socialist regime in 1938, he was president of the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1946–54.

From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the State School for Arts and Crafts in Mainz and in 1929/30 in evening classes at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. During the National Socialis...

From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the State School for Arts and Crafts in Mainz and in 1929/30 in evening classes at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. During the National Socialis...

From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the State School for Arts and Crafts in Mainz and in 1929/30 in evening classes at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. During the National Socialis...

From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the State School for Arts and Crafts in Mainz and in 1929/30 in evening classes at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. During the National Socialis...

While his works were classified as ‘degenerate’ by the National Socialist dictatorship, he gained particular relevance after the war.

The show was devoted to the time period of twelve years of National Socialist rule in Germany, from 1933-1945.

In almost 30 years, Max managed to build a successful decoration and lighting company, consisting of 3 factories. Shortly after the National Socialist government took office, Max Lie...

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In March 1933, shortly after power was handed over to the National Socialists, Junghanns was appointed acting director of the Düsseldorf Academy.

Ein Berliner Nachschlüsselroman (1922). After the National Socialists seized power, he changed his name to Popowitsch in order to deceive the censors.

Largely self-taught, this Berlin artist was forbidden by the National Socialist government to paint or exhibit from 1943-1945.

After Adolf Hitler's rise to power, in 1934, he was dismissed from his professorship and retired to his hometown. Under the National Socialist government, his works were declared to ...

After Adolf Hitler's rise to power, in 1934, he was dismissed from his professorship and retired to his hometown. Under the National Socialist government, his works were declared to ...

It's clear that this sculpture had a propaganda purpose; given that the figure is kneeling, with his hands behind his back, it is not clear whether it was intended to celebrate Saar'...

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a "representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art," a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In the years after the First World War, he traveled in France, Italy and Poland and during this time his paintings became increasingly impressionistic. Under the National Socialist r...

In the years after the First World War, he traveled in France, Italy and Poland and during this time his paintings became increasingly impressionistic. Under the National Socialist r...

In the years after the First World War, he traveled in France, Italy and Poland and during this time his paintings became increasingly impressionistic. Under the National Socialist r...

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

Nurnberg, known as the "most German of German cities", was already the venue of the National Socialist Reichsparteitage (NSDAP), in the 1920s.

Vintage official reproduction of a poster designed for London Transport - The Imperial War Museum Underground to London North or Elephant & Castle - featuring colourful illustrations...

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

In 1933 Emil Betzler was accused by the National Socialists of being a 'representative of deformed, expressionistic, Bolshevik art' a spy of the Jews and a member of the KPD.

Today, this piece is celebrated not only as an artwork but also as a historical document of resistance, reminding viewers of the enduring power of visual satire in the fight for trut...

Paris was a member of the Wilmersdorf Artists' Association and – like all practicing artists during the National Socialist period – a member of the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts, but no...

This work is exemplary of the Jewish themes of Jacob Steinhardt, a German Jew who left the country after the rise of the National Socialists and settled in the Palestinian Mandate, w...

Study trips to Poland and France between 1927 and 1932 provided the artist with new inspiration, but his successful career came to an abrupt end with the rise to power of the Nationa...

The original Werkbund was disbanded by the National Socialists in 1938.

Jawlensky suffered from progressive paralysis and found it difficult to paint. In 1933, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting his work.

Jawlensky suffered from progressive paralysis and found it difficult to paint. In 1933, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting his work.

Jawlensky suffered from progressive paralysis and found it difficult to paint. In 1933, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting his work.

Jawlensky suffered from progressive paralysis and found it difficult to paint. In 1933, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting his work.

Jawlensky suffered from progressive paralysis and found it difficult to paint. In 1933, the National Socialists banned him from exhibiting his work.

In 1933 the grandfather, Willy Giebe, was arrested by the National Socialists because he had been active as a trade unionist and in the Social Democratic Party.

Working as a teacher of figurative painting at the United State Schools in Berlin since 1935, Kaus was increasingly exposed to repression by the National Socialists: in 1937, his wor...

She continued to publicly advocate for peace and disarmament and published, among other things, the essay Um die Abrüstung (On Disarmament) in Querschnitt (issue 2/1932, pp. 129–131)...

After several years abroad, they tried to reestablish themselves in Berlin in 1935 but were soon forced into exile by the National Socialist regime. In the years leading up to World ...

Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin nightlife of the 1920s as well as by his childhood spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitres...

Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin nightlife of the 1920s as well as by his childhood spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitres...

Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin nightlife of the 1920s as well as by his childhood spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitres...

During the election campaign of July 1932 he published, with a group of leftist artists and intellectuals, an urgent appeal against the policy of the National Socialists and for comm...

From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked on a series of paintings of the city of Halle (Saale). In 1935, the National Socialists (Nazis) declared his art “degenerate.”

From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked on a series of paintings of the city of Halle (Saale). In 1935, the National Socialists (Nazis) declared his art “degenerate.”

From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked on a series of paintings of the city of Halle (Saale). In 1935, the National Socialists (Nazis) declared his art “degenerate.”

His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own ateli...

From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked on a series of paintings of the city of Halle (Saale). In 1935, the National Socialists (Nazis) declared his art “degenerate.”

From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked on a series of paintings of the city of Halle (Saale). In 1935, the National Socialists (Nazis) declared his art “degenerate.”