UpdatedSamson Schames came from an old Frankfurt family. Trained in the Staedelschule, he stood at the beginning of his career, when National Socialism began. After emigrating to London he created collages and mosaics from found materials and debris, which urgently convey the greyness and destruction under bombardment and during his internment in the Huyton Alien Internment Camp. The works created a break-through at that time in their bold forms for abstraction.Digital imag
Self-portrait of the artist, depicted in dark hues in his later years. The background is lighter, wi...
Depicts a 3/4 view of the artist standing sideways, head turned towards the viewer. The figure is re...
Historians have often viewed the London blitz as a single uniform event that whilst the severity of ...
Mrs. Schames, 1967Samson Schames came from an old Frankfurt family. Trained in the Staedelschule, he...
updatedSamson Schames came from an old Frankfurt family. Trained in the Staedelschule, he stood at t...
An iron stove is in the foreground, with figures silhouetted in the shadows against an open door. Si...
Sparse landscape of a few trees and tombstones. Signed and dated in lower right corner.Mrs. Schames....
Building with peaked roofline and yellow and red stained glass windows following the lines of the ro...
Five tombstones covered with snow and a large tree. A classical building is in the background. Signe...
Composition of white, grey, black, yellow and green. Signed by artist in lower right.Digital imageDo...
Composition of white, green, black, and grey. Signed and dated in lower left.Digital imageDonated by...
Design for a stained glass window. One large rectangular window flanked by 6 smaller windows on each...
Composition of blue, black, brown and orange. Signed by artist in lower right, 1958 and titled on ba...
Still life of flowers in a vase against a muted, dark background of greys and blues.Charlie ScheidtS...
Woman seated with her eyes closed, front view.Digital imageDonated by Edith Schames.Samson Schames h...
Self-portrait of the artist, depicted in dark hues in his later years. The background is lighter, wi...
Depicts a 3/4 view of the artist standing sideways, head turned towards the viewer. The figure is re...
Historians have often viewed the London blitz as a single uniform event that whilst the severity of ...
Mrs. Schames, 1967Samson Schames came from an old Frankfurt family. Trained in the Staedelschule, he...
updatedSamson Schames came from an old Frankfurt family. Trained in the Staedelschule, he stood at t...
An iron stove is in the foreground, with figures silhouetted in the shadows against an open door. Si...
Sparse landscape of a few trees and tombstones. Signed and dated in lower right corner.Mrs. Schames....
Building with peaked roofline and yellow and red stained glass windows following the lines of the ro...
Five tombstones covered with snow and a large tree. A classical building is in the background. Signe...
Composition of white, grey, black, yellow and green. Signed by artist in lower right.Digital imageDo...
Composition of white, green, black, and grey. Signed and dated in lower left.Digital imageDonated by...
Design for a stained glass window. One large rectangular window flanked by 6 smaller windows on each...
Composition of blue, black, brown and orange. Signed by artist in lower right, 1958 and titled on ba...
Still life of flowers in a vase against a muted, dark background of greys and blues.Charlie ScheidtS...
Woman seated with her eyes closed, front view.Digital imageDonated by Edith Schames.Samson Schames h...
Self-portrait of the artist, depicted in dark hues in his later years. The background is lighter, wi...
Depicts a 3/4 view of the artist standing sideways, head turned towards the viewer. The figure is re...
Historians have often viewed the London blitz as a single uniform event that whilst the severity of ...