3 Etchings By Hermann Struck 1876 - 1944

3 Etchings By Hermann Struck 1876 - 1944


Provenance
Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch

Details
Consisting of:
1. Portrait of a Jewish Man
Technique: Etching
Signature: Signed in pencil (lower left) and numbered 69/100 (lower right)
Dimensions: 22 x 17.5 cm
Condition: Good

2. The Pretzel Seller
Technique: Etching
Date: 1912-1913
Signature: Signed in pencil (lower left) and monogram signature (in the plate – upper left)
Dimensions: 17.5 x 23.5 cm
Condition: Scattered foxing.
Literature: "Hermann Struck (1876-1944)", Ruthi Ofek and Chana Schütz (eds.), The Open Museum, Tefen, Israel, 2007, p. 184 (illustrated)

3. Old Jew from Jaffa
Technique: Etching
Date: 1905
Signature: Signed in pencil (lower left) and numbered 125/150 (lower right)
Dimensions: 14.5 x 10.5 cm
Condition: Good
Literature: "Hermann Struck (1876-1944)", Ruthi Ofek and Chana Schütz (eds.), The Open Museum, Tefen, Israel, 2007, p. 93 (illustrated)

Biography
Hermann Struck (1876-1944), Painter, Master Etcher and Teacher. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1876. Immigrated to Israel in 1922.Studied painting, etching on copper and lithography in which he achieved his best work, including portraits of Herzl, Henrik Ibsen, Nietsche, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. Served in the German Army in World War I. Settled and painted in Haifa. Haifa Municipality established an annual prize in his name. Exhibitions Include: Haifa, Memorial Exhibition of his works; 1987 Berlin, 750th Anniversary of the City. Was an observant Jew all his life and a founder of the Mizrachi Movement. Died in 1944 in Haifa.