The Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch, Part III and Other Estates
Technique
Etching
Details
Consisting of: 1. "New York, Skyscrapers from Brooklyn III", signed in pencil (lower left) titled and numbered 340 (on the reverse). Technique: Etching. Dimensions: 9 x 11.5 cm (image). Condition: Tear on upper right margin, tape residue on two upper margin corners, otherwise good.
2. "Palm Beach, Florida II", signed in pencil (lower left), titled (on the reverse) and titled and dated 1913 in the plate (lower right). Technique: Etching. Dimensions: 15 x 19.5 cm (image). Condition: Tape residue on two upper margin corners, otherwise good.
3. "Chrysler Building", signed in pencil (lower left), titled and numbered 337 (on the reverse). Technique: Etching. Dimensions: 11 x 7 cm (image). Condition: Tape residue on two upper margin corners, otherwise good.
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.
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