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Accession Number: NEKHC:2009.102

Object: Oil Painting

Artist: Duren, M van

Physical Description: Oil painting of a Jewish woman wearing a yellow star.
Card; incomplete with holes in places.

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This oil painting is of a woman wearing a yellow star to identify her as Jewish, as people were forced to do by the Nazi regime. The lady has her head covered and is wearing brown clothing. The artist is named as M van Duren. The portrait has the name Gelber Stern written on the back. The item was donated to the Museum anonymously.