Mommie Schwarz
Mommie Schwarz | |
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Portrait of Mommie Schwarz by Else Berg, 1936 | |
| Born | Samuel Leser Schwarz 28 July 1876 Zutphen, Netherlands |
| Died | 19 November 1942 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Academy of Antwerp |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Bergen School |
Samuel Leser Schwarz, known as Mommie (28 July 1876 – 19 November 1942) was a Dutch Jewish painter and graphic artist. He also worked as a designer of book covers.
In 1920, he married Else Berg. Together they became an artistic couple and were part of the Bergen School of painters. Schwarz and Berg were both murdered at Auschwitz in 1942.