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29 x 20.5 (sheet size) Erna Rosenstein's painting is compared to works connected with the current of Surrealism. The artist, although she lived in Warsaw, was strongly connected with the Kraków artistic milieu. As a member of the Kraków Group she presented her compositions at the Krzysztofory gallery. At the same time she exhibited at the Krzywe Koło gallery in Warsaw. She also took part in two important Kraków shows: the 1st Exhibition of Modern Art and the exhibition „The Nine”, organised in 1955. She was bound by a strong tie with Jonasz Stern. The war years, her stay in the Lwów ghetto and the time of the occupation had a strong influence on the artist. Erna Rosenstein's works are marked by poeticism. The small boards or works on paper executed in mixed techniques with elements of collage often constituted part of a larger composition - an installation. During the exhibition organised by the Central Bureau of Art Exhibitions in Warsaw in 1967, one could see, among other things, small upholstered boxes in which the artist hung paintings, a wardrobe full of works, or a space divided by partitions into small intimate zones conducive to contemplation. In 2014, at the Królikarnia in Warsaw (a branch of the National Museum), an exhibition was held that was an attempt at a retrospective, titled „Superimposing”. At the same time a monograph on the artist appeared, „Erna Rosenstein. I Can Only Repeat Unconsciously”, prepared by Dorota Jarecka and Barbara Piwowarska. PROVENANCE: - private collection, Warsaw since 2013, - private collection, Kraków (1969 - 2013).