Back to top

Key works

Discover the richness of the mahJ’s collection through a selection of major works, representative of the diversity of artistic expressions related to Jewish history and culture.

Art moderne, History

Joseph Budko (Plonsk, 1888 – Jérusalem, 1940)

Berlin, 1923
 

Daily life

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 20th century

Art moderne

Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1985)

Peretz Markish (Polonne, 1895 – Moscou, 1952)

Oser Warszawski (Sochaczew, 1898 – Auschwitz, 1944)

Paris, 1924

Synagogue*, History

Algiers, workshop of the ORT (Organisation Reconstruction Travail) school, 1948-1950

Art moderne

Chaïm Soutine (Smilovitchi, 1893 – Paris, 1943)

Paris, circa 1925

Fine arts

Samuel Hirszenberg (Łódz, 1865 – Jérusalem, 1908)

Circa 1902

Art moderne, History

Simon Mondzain (Szamaj Mondszajn, known as ; Chelm, Poland, 1887 or 1888 – Paris, 1979)

Paris, 1920

Art moderne

Issachar Ryback (Yelisavetgrad, 1897 – Paris, 1935)

Berlin, Schwellen Verlag, 1923

Contemporary art

Sophie Calle (Paris, 1953)

Jérusalem, 1996

Contemporary art, History

Christian Boltanski (Paris, 1944)

Paris, 1998