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Josef Herman RA
 
Biography
 
1911 - 2000 Born Warsaw. Studied Warsaw school of Art 1929/31 before dropping out to become a graphic designer. He spent time in Brussels following the Nazi invasion of Poland, where he was influenced by Permeke. In 1940 he moved to Britain and lived in London, Glasgow and South Wales where he had a studio in the mining village of Ystradgynlais for over a decade. He embarked on a series of sombre-hued paintings and ink drawings of retrospectives at the Whitechapel art gallery. He lived in London from 1953 but travelled widely and although he is best known for his depiction of working life including land workers, peasants and mining scenes he also produced still lifes and landscapes. In 1975 he published his autobiography "Related Twilights". He was awarded an OBE in 1981 and in 1990 was elected to the Royal Academy.
 

 

Skier
Pen and Ink Wash
c 1949
24x18
£850 framed
   
Red Sun
Lithograph
1975
ed 100
38x43
£400
   
   
   
   
   

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