The exhibition is dedicated to Jurgis Preuss (1904–1984), who was born in Königsberg, graduated from the local art academy, worked as a spy, and spent some of his life in Siberia. As an artist, he was largely influenced by German expressionists. In the 1930’s he travelled all over Europe with his first wife Gertrude Genis Preuss, a Communist Party member and a spy, too. He met with Pablo Picasso and won the Paris audience with his upbeat chamber painting.
While he was a respectable and successful artist, he started working for Soviet intelligence and soon moved to the USSR. The museum exhibition clarifies Preuss’s role in the context of Soviet art and gives an account of his controversial life.
Exhibits are marked with AR stickers for identification purposes.Exhibits are marked with AR stickers for identification purposes.
