Year of death

Josef Herman 1911-2000

Street Scene, Ystradgynlais, 1945

oil on canvas

42 x 50.9 cm

and dated (verso): Josef Herman 1945

2009-36

@Josef Herman estate

Photo: Bridgeman images

In 1944, when Herman visited the tiny mining town of Ystradgynlais in South Wales, he was drawn to the close-knit community, which, much like his own had its own language,...

Provenance

presented by the estate of the late Jolanta Neufeld through the good offices of the Art Fund 2009

Literature

Rachel Dickson and Sarah MacDougall, eds., Ben Uri: 100 Years in London - Art, Identity, Migration (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2015), p. 107, illus.;

Sarah MacDougall, ed., 'Refiguring the 50s: Joan Eardley, Sheila Fell, Eva Frankfurther, Josef Herman, L S Lowry' (London: Ben Uri, 2014), p. 37, illus.;

Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Camden (London: The Public Catalogue Foundation, 2013), p.19, illus.;

Selected Highlights from over 200 works acquired during 2003-2013 (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2013), illus.;

Sarah MacDougall, ed., Josef Herman: Warsaw, Brussels, Glasgow, London, 1938-44 (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2011), p. 160, illus.;

Apocalypse: Unveiling a lost masterpiece by Marc Chagall (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2010).

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