Paintings and Judaica from the Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch - Part II
Description
Signed in initials and dated 1922 (lower left)
Technique
Colored pencils and pencil on paper
Date Created
1922
Dimensions
12.3 x 11.2 cm
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch
Condition
Good
Biography
Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968), Painter and Woodcut Artist. Born in Zerkow, Germany in 1887. Immigrated to Israel in 1933. Studies: 1906 School of Art, Berlin; 1907 painting with Louis Corinth and engraving with Herman Struck; advanced studies, 1908-10 Paris, with Matisse and Steinlen; 1911 Italy. Teaching: Bezalel, Jerusalem, 1953-57 Director. Prizes: 1955-58 Won international prizes for his wood-cuts. 1910 Participated in the “New Sezession”, Berlin. 1912 Founder of “Pathetiker” Group, showing in “Der Sturm” Gallery. 1914 Exhibited with Meidner at first Expressionist Exhibition in Berlin. Worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and other Jewish subjects. Died in 1968.
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