Laserstein

There is a new exhibition in Malmo called ‘Lotte Laserstein: A Divided Life’ which features Laserstein’s paintings from both her Berlin and Sweden eras. This is unusual as her later Swedish work is usually not featured – somehow it’s seen as less ‘important’. Laserstein fled Germany at the start of the war as she was part Jewish. Obviously the upheaval of moving from what was a burgeoning successful career in Berlin to having to start again in Sweden where Laserstein didn’t know anyone, would have had a tremendous impact on her work, and I was interested to see her Swedish works....