and as a result destroyed most of the works created in England because of a lack of storage space and out of frustration and disappointment. Financial hardship, forced emigration, war and difficult working conditions ended up adversely affecting Abbo's physical and mental health. He died in a London hospital on 29 August 1953 following a lengthy illness. Work The distinctive feature of Abbo's sculpture work is a subtle sensitivity to the physiognomy and emotional state of his subjects, an understated focus on expression, posture and attitude. As well as sculptures, he also produced over a thousand figurative drawings and prints, almost always portraits and nudes. Much of Abbo's work, being partially abstract with emphasis on psychological state and emotion, can be considered "Expressionist". Bibliography Hüneke, Andreas: Abbo, Jussuff. In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Band 1 [General encyclopedia of artists. The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1], Seemann, Leipzig 1983, p. 61, . Dogramaci, Burcu: Jussufs gedicht für Jussuf Abbo [Jussuf's poem for Jussuf Abbo] in Der blaue Reiter ist gefallen [The blue rider has fallen]: Else-Lasker-Schüler anniversary almanac, Hammer, 2015, pp. 275–277 (contribution about the friendship between Else Lasker-Schüler and Jussuf Abbo), . Wächter, Anja / Mieves, Esther: Jussuf Abbo in New /old homeland: R/Emigration of artists after 1945, Kunsthaus Dahlem, 2017, pp. 160–166, . Dickson, Rachel / Macdougall, Sarah: Forced Journeys: Artists In Exile In Britain c.1933-45, Ben Uri Gallery, 2009, . Abbo (Schulz), Ruth: Über den Verlust einer kunstkerischen Existenz. Jussuf Abbo im Exil [Losing one's Artistic Existence - Jussuf Abbo in Exile] in KUNST IM EXIL in Großbritannien 1933-45 [Artists in Exile in Great Britain 1933-45]'', Frölich & Kaufmann, 1986, . A translation of this article in English is available online. See external link below. References External links Bust of George Lansbury by Jussuf Abbo, 1937, short biography at People's History Museum (PHM), Manchester, 2016 Lithographs by Jussuf Abbo, 1920s at the Museum of Modern Art, New York Losing one's Artistic Existence - Jussuf Abbo in Exile by Ruth Abbo (Schulz) Entry about Jussuf Abbo in METROMOD archive by Burcu Dogramaci 1890 births 1953 deaths People from Safed Artists from Berlin Berlin University of the Arts alumni Palestinian artists Jewish sculptors 20th-century German printmakers 20th-century German sculptors 20th-century German male artists Expressionist sculptors