Pamina Liebert-Mahrenholz

Pamina LiebertMahrenholz

(b. 1904 Berlin, Germany – immigrated to Great Britain 1939 – d. 2004 London, England)

Two Female Nudes Oil on board 60.5 x 60.5 cm Signed (verso) ‘Pamina’ Ben Uri Collection Presented by the artist

Two Female Nudes is from the artist’s later career. Pamina Liebert studied at the Berlin Academy of Art, where she was awarded the Prix de Rome, although Nazi opposition prevented her from collecting her prize. She married photographer Rolf Mahrenholz in 1929; he immigrated to England in 1938, and she followed in 1939. Initially held at Holloway Women’s Prison, Liebert-Mahrenholz sculpted in bread, before being moved to an internment camp on the Isle of Man (Rolf was interned in a separate camp). After her release, Liebert-Mahrenholz earned a living restoring china before returning to sculpture and embracing painting.