HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: The Actor, Kowalsky from Vilnius, from: Sketches from Russia – Jews of the East | Schauspieler Kowalsky (Wilna): Skizzen aus Russland. Ostjuden, 1915/16
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph on Wove Paper.
Paper size: 26 x 17 cm. / 10.2 x 6.7 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Struck” in lower right image.
It is one of 50 portraits included in the 1915 portfolio “Skizzen aus Russland. Ostjuden” [Sketches from Russia – Jews of the East].
It was printed by Druckerei des Oberbefehlshabers Ost, [German High Command] during the German occupation of Poland and Lithuania during the First World War.
Note: This sitter was an actor named Kowalsy from the modern day Lithuanian city of Vilnius. Other impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the Jüdisches Museum, Berlin, and the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.
Condition: good condition. A 5 mm paper loss in the lower margin. The left sheet edge unevenly trimmed. Short tears in the upper and right margins. The sheet toned towards the upper and right edges.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: The Head of an Old Jewish Woman | Kopf einer Alten Jüdin, 1919/22
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Laid Paper
Paper size: 24 x 19 cm. / 9.4 x 7.5 in.
Image size: 14 x 10 cm. / 5.5 x 3.9 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Hermann Struck” in the lower-left margin.
It is also hand-numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower right margin.
Note: Other impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the Jüdisches Museum, Berlin, and the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.
Condition: Good condition. Scattered foxing across the sheet. The upper left margin with a heavy fold. Soft handling creases across the whole sheet. A short nick to the center of the lower margin.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: Mother and Child
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph on paper
size: 27.3 x 17 cm / 10.7 x 6.7 in
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Struck”in the lower right part. The work was printed in a limited edition.
Condition: Good condition. Very light discolouration of the paper. A few tiny pinholes around the signature, not affecting the image.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: Profile of a Jew Reading
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph on paper
size: 16.9 x 25.1 cm / 6.7 x 9.9 in
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Struck”in the lower right part. The work was printed in a limited edition.
Condition: Very good condition. Very light discolouration of the paper.
Etching, hand signed and inscribed in pencil.
paper size:35×24.5 cm.
Etching, hand signed and numbered III,11.
paper size:26.5×22.5 cm.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: Portrait of Lesser Ury / Bildnis Lesser Ury, ca. 1920s
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Titled Lithograph on Laid Paper
Paper size: 26 x 19.5 cm. / 10.2 x 7.7 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Hermann Struck” at the lower left margin.
It is also inscribed with the name of the sitter “Lesser Ury” at the lower right margin.
This lithograph was published in an edition of 50.
Note: Another impression of this work can be found in the collection of the Hermann Struck Museum, Haifa (where it is dated to 1904)
Condition: Good condition. Foxing across the sheet. Remnants of hinging tape in the upper corners, verso.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: Portrait of a Man with Beard
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph on paper
size: 17 x 27.3 cm / 6.7 x 10.7 in
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Struck”in the lower right part. The work was printed in a limited edition.
Condition: Good condition. Very light discolouration of the paper. One tiny tear in the lower margin. One tiny stain on the right margin.
HERMANN STRUCK 1876-1944
Berlin 1876 – 1944 Haifa (German)
Title: Portrait of a Jewish Woman Standing
Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph on paper
size: 27.2 x 16.9 cm / 10.7 x 6.7 in
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Struck”in the lower right part. The work was printed in a limited edition.
Condition: Good condition. Very light discolouration of the paper. Four tiny tears along the right margin.
Hermann Struck (1876-1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David) was born in Berlin where he studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904, he joined the modern art movement known as the Berlin Secession. In 1900, Struck met Josef Israels, a Dutch artist, who became his mentor. Both were recognized as leading artists of their time. In 1908, Struck published “Die Kunst des Radierens” (“The Art of Etching”), which became a seminal work on the subject. His students included Marc Chagall, Lovis Corinth, Jacob Steinhardt, Lesser Ury and Max Lieberman. In 1899, upon completing his studies at the Berlin Academy, he was banned from teaching there because he was Jewish. He signed his work with his Hebrew name, Chaim Aaron ben David, and a Star of David. Struck did commissioned portraits of Ibsen, Nietzsche, Freud, Albert Einstein, Herzl, Oscar Wilde and other leading figures of the time. Struck was a fervent Zionist and Jewish activist. He visited the Land of Israel in 1903, displayed his art at the Fifth Zionist Congress, and was a founder of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist movement. At the same time, he was a German patriot and volunteered for military service in World War I, serving as a translator, liaison officer and military artist. Struck immigrated to Palestine in 1922, taught at Bezalel Academy and helped establish the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. He visited Berlin every summer until the Nazis rose to power.
Hermann Struck (1876-1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David) was born in Berlin where he studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904, he joined the modern art movement known as the Berlin Secession. In 1900, Struck met Josef Israels, a Dutch artist, who became his mentor. Both were recognized as leading artists of their time. In 1908, Struck published \"Die Kunst des Radierens\" (\"The Art of Etching\"), which became a seminal work on the subject. His students included Marc Chagall, Lovis Corinth, Jacob Steinhardt, Lesser Ury and Max Lieberman. In 1899, upon completing his studies at the Berlin Academy, he was banned from teaching there because he was Jewish. He signed his work with his Hebrew name, Chaim Aaron ben David, and a Star of David. Struck did commissioned portraits of Ibsen, Nietzsche, Freud, Albert Einstein, Herzl, Oscar Wilde and other leading figures of the time. Struck was a fervent Zionist and Jewish activist. He visited the Land of Israel in 1903, displayed his art at the Fifth Zionist Congress, and was a founder of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist movement. At the same time, he was a German patriot and volunteered for military service in World War I, serving as a translator, liaison officer and military artist. Struck immigrated to Palestine in 1922, taught at Bezalel Academy and helped establish the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. He visited Berlin every summer until the Nazis rose to power.