Rudolf Levy

1875 - 1944  (68 years)

• Name	Rudolf Levy
  Born	15 Jul 1875	Danzig, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Biography	The scion of an entrepreneurial family, Rudolf Levy was born in Stettin on 15 July 1875 in Stettin. After passing the examinations qualifying for university entrance, Levy enrolled at the at the Grand Ducal School for the Decorative and Applied Arts in Baden in 1895 but went to Munich in 1897, where he was instructed at private art schools. At the plein air studio run by Zügel, Rudolf Levy studied the German and especially the French Impressionists and decided to go to Paris in 1903. There Levy came into contact with the 'Café du Dôme' circle, showed work in 1905 at the Third Paris Salon d'Automne, where pictures by the Fauves caused such a stir. From 1907 Levy studied at the workshop with pupils newly established by Matisse. After showing work in 1912 at the Sonderbund exhibition in Cologne, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and elsewhere, Levy was no longer able to participate in exhibitions during the first world war. Levy volunteered for the front and fought on the German side in France. In the early 1920s Levy moved to Berlin, Germany, where Alfred Flechtheim organised Levy's first one-man show at his celebrated gallery. Until Levy emigrated from Germany in 1933, he was on the board of directors and a member of the jury of the Berlin, Germany Secession. From 1933 Levy travelled about from Mallorca to New York and back again to Europe, where he succeeded in staying temporarily in Italy. In December 1943 Rudolf Levy was arrested by the National Socialists in Florence and died in January 1944 while being transported to the Carpi internment camp at Modena with other Jewish prisoners. Levy's œuvre, much of which has been lost, consists mainly in landscapes and still lifes although there are also figurative paintings and portraits. Executed in a vibrant palette, Levy's paintings reveal the influence of Matisse, whose pupil he was, and Paul Cézanne, whose work Levy had studied closely. During the 1920s Levy developed a synthesis of Expressionism and Realism, which increasingly assumed objective, occasionally even Neo-Classical characteristics. During the emigration years Levy did more portraits, some on commission, and, because he was constrained to work in the studio, numerous still lifes. Levy's mature 1920s style continued on to perfection in his late work. Rudolf Levy's paintings are owned by many German public museums. See website http://www.rudolf-levy.com/  [1]
  Hebrew Birth	12 Tam 5635
  Died	1944	Fossoli CC
  Deportation	20 Jan 1944	Fossoli CC   [2]
  	Deported from Milan to Auschwitz CC on Transport #6
  Holocaust	In December 1943 Rudolf Levy was arrested by the National Socialists in Florence and died in January 1944 while being transported to the Carpi, Italy concentration camp in the province of Modena with other Jewish prisoners. Arrested In Florence on 12 Dec 1943, deported to Milan. Convoy 6 on Jan 20 1944, arrived Auschwitz 6 Feb. 1944  [3, 4]
  Holocaust Victim	Y
  Occupation	Painter
  Residence	Danzig, Germany
  Residence	Berlin, Germany
  Residence	Paris, France
  Residence	Florence, Italy
  Person ID	I1006	Blank Family
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Julius Levy,   b. 10 Aug 1843, Bad Polzin, Germany ,   d. 4 Mar 1920, Danzig, Germany  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Therese Riess,   b. 12 Aug 1850, Kolberg, Germany ,   d. 24 Nov 1901, Danzig, Germany  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Abt 1868
  Family ID	F496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eugenie Genia Schindler,   b. 1894, Stettin, Germany ,   d. 1953, Munich, Germany  (Age 59 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1919	Munich, Germany
  Divorced	Yes - date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jul 1875 - Danzig, Germany Married - 29 Dec 1919 - Munich, Germany Died - 1944 - Fossoli CC Deportation - 20 Jan 1944 - Fossoli CC Residence - - Danzig, Germany Residence - - Berlin, Germany Residence - - Paris, France Residence - - Florence, Italy  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Levy Rudolph
  		Fossoli Concentration Camp Overview Encyclopedia Judaica

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Rudolf Levy Bildn is Eines Jungen Mannes, 1932
  		Interior, 1942, gouache on paper
  		Rudolf Levy #3
  		Rudolf Levy #4
  		Rudolf Levy #5
  		Leter from Rudolf Levy to his cousin and ex sister-in-law, Ida Levy
  		House of Levi 2
  		Memorial Wall in Florence Synagogue of Jews Deported by Nazi (courtesy Amnon Rimon)

  
  

  Holocaust Records		Pages of Testimony of Levy Rudolph
  		Pages of Testimony of Rudolf Levy (2)

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rudolf Levy Website. [S65] Yad Vashem, The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names. [S71] Impossible Love, Roman Trister, (Phoenix House 2003). [S50] US Holocaust Memorial Museum.