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Chess Set

Georg Fuhg, 1941

This chess set glorifies Nazi Germany’s urge to conquer. The pieces are shaped like weapons and the text in the border refers to countries occupied by Germany in 1939 and 1940. The chess set was made by a German soldier, artist Georg Fuhg from Königsberg, who was stationed in the Netherlands. It was shown in 1941 at the exhibition Kunst der Front organized by the German occupier in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typechess set
  • Object numberNG-C-2011-1
  • Dimensionslength 80 cm x width 80 cm x height 4 cm, height 7 cm x width 4 cm x depth 4 cm, height cm x width cm x depth cm
  • Physical characteristicsbord: gefineerd coromandelhout met rand van bruine keramiek; schaakstukken: geglazuurde witte en bruine terracotta klei