The Resume

(December 11, 1904-August 2, 1944)
Born in Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
Specialized in Surrealism
Works include 'Death Triumphant' and 'Self Portrait with Jewish Identity Card'
Killed at Auschwitz Concentration Camp at 39

Why he might be annoying:

He grew up rich thanks to his family's metal business.
He was described as a 'lifelong student.'
He became famous after death.

Why he might not be annoying:

He continued to paint while exiled in Belgium due to friends supplying him with painting materials.
His stark portraits are said to illustrate the bleakness of the Jewish experience under the Nazi regime.
His entire family--wife, parents, brothers, sister-in-law, and niece--were all killed.
His art survived and is displayed at the Felix Nussbaum Haus, which opened in his hometown in 1998.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 07]
• I Died in 1944 (Ranked: 39)
• I Died in a Concentration Camp
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 39)
• I was Murdered
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Spouse Was Murdered
• Painters
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24733)
• Served in World War II

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 35.71% Annoying