The Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch, Part III and Other Estates
Technique
Etching
Details
Consisting of: 1. "Santa Maria della Salute", signed in pencil (lower left), numbered 12/30 (lower right), dated 1910 and monogram signature (in the plate – lower right), titled and numbered 213 (on the reverse). Technique: Etching. Dimensions: 15 x 19.5 cm (image). Condition: Tape residue on two upper corners, otherwise good.
2. "Night at Saint Mark's Square", signed in pencil (lower left), numbered 29/30 (lower right), dated 1911 and monogram signature (in the plate – lower left), titled and numbered 227 (on the reverse). Technique: Etching. Dimensions: 14 x 10 cm (image). Condition: Tape residue on two upper 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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