The Loewenstein Family: A Story of Survival
Maria Loewenstein's artwork during the War also depicted her family, and the struggles that they faced during those years.
'HUNGER' is a charcoal drawing crafted in 1945, depicting Karin Steinberg, Maria's daughter from her first marriage. Karin is alone on a bed. Her eyes are vacant, and she appears to be cold and, as the title suggests, tired and hungry. The charcoal Maria used to sketch this sad drawing of her daughter was a piece of wood, charred by bomb damage; her "canvas" a scrap of wrapping paper.
According to her son, Henry Lowenstein, even though the family had endured nearly a decade of suffering under Hitler's regime, Maria was clearly determined that any suffering they endured would not overshadow either her love of art or her love for her family.