The Klezmers’ Inspiration – 🏛️ Currently on Museum Exhibition

 780,00

Original oil painting by Marek Hausmann, „The Klezmers’ Inspiration” (60 × 80 cm, 2026) from the Kaddish for Shtetl cycle. A dynamic, stained-glass composition featuring traditional klezmer musicians guided by a hovering angel and illuminated by memorial candles — celebrating the spiritual pulse of shtetl music. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

This original painting is currently featured in the official museum exhibition tour. It is available for purchase now and will be securely packed and dispatched to the buyer immediately following the exhibition finale (October 2026).

(Includes an official Certificate of Authenticity with documented exhibition history).

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Cultural, Historical & Educational Context: Music as a Bridge to the Sacred „The Klezmers’ Inspiration” is one of the most vibrant, dynamic works within the 22-canvas cycle Kaddish for Shtetl. The painting immerses the viewer into the heart of Ashkenazi tradition, where klezmer music (from Hebrew kley zemer — „vessels of song”) served a purpose far transcending entertainment. Within Hasidic thought, melody — particularly the wordless niggun — was revered as a mystical conduit capable of elevating the soul and unlocking the gates of heaven where speech fell silent.

From an educational perspective, the work documents the authentic instrumentation of the shtetl ensemble — double bass, clarinet, and hammered dulcimer (tsimbl) — portraying the performers not merely as folk musicians, but as consecrated vessels channeling celestial harmony into the material world.

Visual Analysis, Composition, and Symbolism Marek Hausmann employs a stained-glass, geometric structure that gives physical rhythm and resonance to the sound of each instrument. The fractured planes of saturated color make the polyphony of the music literally vibrate across the canvas.

Two pivotal iconographic elements anchor the narrative:

  • The Hovering Angel: Suspended above the ensemble, the angelic figure embodies the divine source of musical inspiration, transforming the performance into a sacred liturgy.

  • The Burning Candles at the Base: The flames introduce a memorial, contemplative layer, reminding the viewer of the sacred Kaddish overarching the entire cycle — an eternal flame lit for a silenced civilization.

„The Klezmers’ Inspiration” stands as a painted testament to the joyful, mystical pulse of the pre-war shtetl, bridging earth and heaven through the immortal power of memory and song.

Technical Specifications:

  • Title: The Klezmers’ Inspiration / Natchnienie Klezmerów

  • Series: Kaddish for Shtetl (from the 22-canvas cycle)

  • Artist: Marek Hausmann

  • Medium: Oil on canvas

  • Dimensions: 60 × 80 cm (approx. 23.6 × 31.5 in)

  • Year: 2026

  • Signature: Signed by the artist

  • Authenticity: Accompanied by an official Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by the artist.

Wymiary 80 × 60 × 2,5 cm

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