Discover Walter Spitzer on video:
An extraordinary destiny
Walter Spitzer (1927–2021) lived several lives in one. Born in Poland, deported as an adolescent to Auschwitz then Buchenwald, he survived the hell of the camps thanks to his pencil.
In the video, you will discover how drawing saved his life, and how a decisive encounter in Buchenwald transformed him into an underground "photographer" of the camp - tasked with bearing witness so that the world would know.
From deportation to the School of Paris
Liberated in 1945, Walter Spitzer settled in France, studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and became a painter, sculptor, and lithographer. His most iconic work remains the commemorative monument of the Vel' d'Hiv round-up, inaugurated by Jacques Chirac in 1994.
He also illustrated texts by Jean-Paul Sartre and left a considerable artistic legacy, marked by memory and humanity.
A legacy to discover
At Nahum Gallery, we hold several of his works: drawings, lithographs, illustrations. Each carries a part of this immense history.
Watch the video to discover his complete journey, and tell us in the comments what this extraordinary destiny inspires in you.
See you soon at Nahum Gallery.