Emma Lion Tribe

Hitler and Lenin playing chess

Emma Löwenstamm (born July 1, 1879 in Nachod , † January 9, 1941 in Prague ) was a Bohemian graphic artist and painter.

life and work

Emma Löwenstamm was a daughter of the couple Berthold (1833–1913) and Cäcilie Löwenstamm, née Goldschmid (1839–1910); she had numerous siblings. She received her training from Ferdinand Schmutzer in Vienna , worked in Vienna, Prague and Gablonz and created landscape paintings and interiors , she also specialized in portrait and ex-libris etchings . In the 1920s she was in a relationship with the writer Ernst Viktor Zenker .

In 2010 a drawing was put up for auction, allegedly created by Emma Löwenstamm in 1909, showing Hitler and Lenin playing chess . The picture, which came from a Viennese estate, was exhibited in Germany in 1992. It bears Lenin's autograph on the back. Theoretically, Hitler and Lenin could have met in Vienna in 1909.

Portrait of Arthur Schnitzler

A portrait of Arthur Schnitzler from 1911 was used on the frontispiece of the Complete Edition of Schnitzler's Works, published by S. Fischer in 1912 .

literature

Lion tribe, Emma . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 327 .

Web links

Commons : Emma Löwenstamm - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Emma Löwenstamm in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library

Individual evidence

^ Emma Löwenstamm in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
^ Schnitzler diary. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
^ Stefan Koldehoff, Bizarre Auctions. The big deal with Hitler's alleged works , April 10, 2010 on www.welt.de
↑ According to en.chessbase.com, there is also Hitler's signature on the back of the picture, of which there are supposed to be five prints. However, the authenticity is disputed.
↑ Willi Sauberer: Long Chess Runner. LIT Verlag, Münster, 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-50484-5 , p. 79 ( limited preview in Google book search)
↑ Illustration of the Schnitzler portraits on www.akg-images.de

personal data
SURNAME	Lion tribe, Emma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 1, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH	After that
DATE OF DEATH	January 9, 1941
Place of death	Prague

[1] Emma Löwenstamm in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library

[2] Schnitzler diary. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .

[3] Stefan Koldehoff, Bizarre Auctions. The big deal with Hitler's alleged works , April 10, 2010 on www.welt.de

[4] According to en.chessbase.com, there is also Hitler's signature on the back of the picture, of which there are supposed to be five prints. However, the authenticity is disputed.

[books-kaldofC6kUMC-79-5] Willi Sauberer: Long Chess Runner. LIT Verlag, Münster, 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-50484-5 , p. 79 ( limited preview in Google book search)

[6] Illustration of the Schnitzler portraits on www.akg-images.de