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Antisemitic caricature of an old Jewish man eating pork sausage

Object | Accession Number: 2016.184.434

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    Antisemitic caricature of an old Jewish man eating pork sausage

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Satirical color print, Das Höchste in der Kunst, Gabriel Max übertroffen [The Supreme Art exceeding Gabriel Max]. It depicts an old Orthodox Jewish man with few teeth eating a pork sausage. The image ridicules his appearance as well as a hypocrite for eating pork, which is forbidden by kosher dietary rules. The reference to Gabriel Max may refer to the successful Austrian painter, Gabriel von Max. In addition to religious works and portraits, Max was known for his paintings of monkeys, often in human poses. This print is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
    Artwork Title
    Das Hochste in der Kunst!
    Date
    publication/distribution:  approximately 1900
    Geography
    publication: Germany
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
    Markings
    front, top, black ink : Das Höchste in der Kunst ! / Gabriel Max übertroffen [The Supreme Art exceeding Gabriel Max]
    front, bottom, black ink : Ein Kopf, der je nach dem Standpunkte der Beobachtung drei Stüde spielt, die Jugen geschloffen halten, sie ausichlagen und zugleich / Das original, gemälde von Ernst Fuchs für den "Heutigen" Abend des Albrecht Durer = Beveins, ist im Erpeditionslofel des "Figaro" : Stadt Schulerstraße Nr. 13, fur Federmann [A head depending on the standpoint of observation plays three Stüde holding Jugen geschloffen she ausichlagen yet / The original, paintings by Ernst Fuchs for "Today's" Evening of Albrecht Durer = Beveins, is Erpeditionslofel of "Figaro":. City Schuler Road No. 13, for Federmann
    front, within image, bottom right, ink : 1876
    Contributor
    Compiler: Peter Ehrenthal
    Biography
    The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Prints
    Object Type
    Caricature (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    Color print of an old Jewish man with an open, grinning mouth with only a few teeth, preparing to bite into the first of 2 linked sausages he holds in his hands. He has steotypical Jewish features: hooded eyes, a long, hooked nose, side curls and unkempt beard, and wears a fuzzy black felt hat with blue streaks and long sleeved green and blue tunic.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink
    Inscription
    front, top, title, ink : Das Höchste in der Kunst! / Gabriel Max übertroffen! [The highest in the art! Gabriel max exceeded him!
    front, bottom left, ink : ?NGERER & Gch.
    front, bottom, caption, Fraktur font, ink : Ein Kopf, der je nach dem Standpunkte der Beobachtung drei Stücke spielt, die Augen geschlossen halten, sie ausschlagen und zugleich / damit schielen kann. / (Das Original, gemalt von Ernst Tuch für den „Heurigen” - Abend des Albrecht Dürer-Vereins, ist im Expeditionslokal des „Figaro”: Stadt, Schulerstraße Nr. 13, für Jedermann [The head, depending on the standpoint of observation does three parts, eyes closed, turn them down, and at the same time squint. (The original, painted by Ernst Tuch for the “Heurigen” Evening of Albrecht Durer-Association, is in the local Expedition of “Figaro” for everyone: City, Schulerstraße No. 13.)

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Special Collection
    Katz Ehrenthal Collection
    Record last modified:
    2024-03-04 09:02:22
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