About this motif
Large passenger ships sailed from Hamburg to America, among them the "St. Louis" of the Hamburg America Line. It became known in 1939 when Jewish refugees on board were turned away in Cuba and the USA.
Bruck's large etching shows an ocean liner with a dark hull in the harbour, surrounded by tugs trailing smoke, with a sailing ship in the background. Image about 20 x 26 cm on a 32 x 42 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
