Josef Herman 1911-2000
Musicians (from 'A Memory of Memories')
pen and ink and wash on paper
17.1 x 21.6
1993-30
@Josef Herman estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
After his arrival in Glasgow in 1940, as an evocation of a lost Warsaw, Herman began a series of nostalgic drawings variously depicting family life, Jewish customs and the everyday...
After his arrival in Glasgow in 1940, as an evocation of a lost Warsaw, Herman began a series of nostalgic drawings variously depicting family life, Jewish customs and the everyday street life of his native city including many depicting itinterant street musicians and singers of folk songs. 'Musicians', with its lively, freely-drawn style belongs to the early part of this series.
Provenance
presented by Henny Handler 1993Exhibitions
Josef Herman: Warsaw, Brussels, Glasgow, London, 1938-44Literature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 127.; Christopher Davies, Herman: The Early Years in Scotland and Wales (Dyfed, 1984) p. 69Be the first to know – Sign Up
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