1939 Original HAND SIGNED LETTER Bezalel HERMANN STRUCK Judaica AUTOGRAPH Jewish

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1939 Original HAND SIGNED LETTER Bezalel HERMANN STRUCK Judaica AUTOGRAPH Jewish:
$145.00

DESCRIPTION : Up for sale is a Hebrew HAND WRITTEN and SIGNED letter by the acclaimed JEWISH ARTIST of the BEZALEL SCHOOL of ART in JERUSALEM , The etching and engraving master , The painter HERMANN STRUCK . The autographed letter signed ( ALS ) was written by STRUCK in Hebrew with black fountain pen on his letterhead and dated by STRUCK 1939 ( Tarza\"t ) in Hadar Hacarmel Haifa ERETZ ISRAEL ( Then also refered to as PALESTINE ) . It\'s a poetic condolences letter to a friend. Authenticity guaranteed. 7.5 x 9\". Very good condition. Slightly stained . Folded. ( Pls look at scan for accurate AS IS images ) . Will be sent inside a protective envelope .
PAYMENTS : Payment method accepted : Paypal .SHIPPMENT : SHIPP worldwide viaregistered airmailis $14 .Will be sent inside a protective envelope . Will be sent within3-5 days after payment . Kindly note that duration of Int\'l registered airmail is around 14 days.

Hermann Struck (6 March 1876 – 11 January 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings.[1]Hermann Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David) was born in Berlin. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904, he joined the modern art movement known as the Berlin Secession.[1] In 1900, Struck met Jozef Israëls, a Dutch artist, who became his mentor. Both were recognized as leading artists of their time.[2] In 1908, Struck published \"Die Kunst des Radierens\" (\"The Art of Etching\"), which became a seminal work on the subject.[2] His students included Marc Chagall, Lovis Corinth, Jacob Steinhardt, Lesser Ury and Max Liebermann.[2]In 1899, upon completing his studies at the Berlin Academy, he was banned from teaching there because he was Jewish. He signed his work with his Hebrew name, Chaim Aaron ben David, and a Star of David.[2] Struck did commissioned portraits of Ibsen, Nietzsche, Freud, Albert Einstein, Herzl, Oscar Wilde and other leading figures of the time.[2]Struck was a fervent Zionist and Jewish activist. He visited the Land of Israel in 1903, displayed his art at the Fifth Zionist Congress, and was a founder of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist movement. At the same time, he was a German patriot and volunteered for military service in World War I[2] serving as a translator, liaison officer and military artist.[2] He was awarded the Iron Cross I class and promoted to an officer for bravery, in 1917 he became the referent for Jewish affairs at the German Eastern Front High Command[3]Struck immigrated to Palestine in 1922, taught at Bezalel Academy and helped establish the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.[2] He visited Berlin every summer until the Nazis rose to power.[2] Hermann Struck (1876-1944) is considered to be one of the most important print artists of Germany and Eretz Israel in the first half of the 20th century. For more than 40 years of his career as a successful and respected artist he created innumerable works on paper, generally in two specific genres - portraits and landscapes. In his series of famous portraits, Struck depicted the great scientists and thinkers of his time, including what is, for Jews, his best-known work - a portrait of Theodor Herzl. Aside from his art, Struck was very involved in Zionist activities, both global and Israeli. He regularly participated in the annual Zionist Congress, and in artistic initiatives after immigrating to Eretz Israel. Among the latter were the Beit Dizengoff Museum - today the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art - and the revival of the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. Struck acquired a reputation as a teacher of graphic art, and began to teach the techniques of the art print while still in Germany. Among his many students were Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth, Marc Chagall, Jacob Steinhardt, and Joseph Budko. In December 1922 Struck transferred his \"centre of gravity\" from Berlin to Haifa. His settling in Haifa was a cultural event the likes of which had never before been known in the art world of Eretz Israel. Struck, a Jewish-Zionist artist of world renown, contributed greatly to the development of the artistic community of northern Israel, and especially of Haifa. Hermann Struck, German (1876 - 1944) Hermann Struck was born in Berlin, Germany to an Orthodox Jewish family. He was an artist and mentor who spent most of his time and effort focused on Jewish subjects. He studied at the Berlin Academy under teacher Max Koner and was introduced to the art of etching. Struck joined the Zionist movement at a young age in 1903, when he was traveling and in Vienna, he met Zionist leader Herzl, an experience that inspired his famous portrait of the leader.During WWI, Struck served in the German army of Lithuania where he encountered Eastern European Jews and embraced their way of life (culture and art style). Struck settled in Haifa, Palestine in 1923, where he depicted Jews and Arabs of the Middle East in his work.He became a noted etcher and wrote a book entitled, “The Art of Etching”. He mentored such graphic artists and taught his techniques of etching to such famous artists as the brilliant: Marc Chagall, Max Lieberman, Lesser Ury and Joseph Budko. Hermann Struck (1876 – 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Hermann Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David) was born in Berlin. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904, he joined the modern art movement known as the Berlin Secession. In 1900, Struck met Jozef Israëls, a Dutch artist, who became his mentor. Both were recognized as leading artists of their time. In 1908, Struck published \"Die Kunst des Radierens\" (\"The Art of Etching\"), which became a seminal work on the subject. His students included Marc Chagall, Lovis Corinth, Jacob Steinhardt, Lesser Ury and Max Liebermann. In 1899, upon completing his studies at the Berlin Academy, he was banned from teaching there because he was Jewish. He signed his work with his Hebrew name, Chaim Aaron ben David, and a Star of David. Struck did commissioned portraits of Ibsen, Nietzsche, Freud, Albert Einstein, Herzl, Oscar Wilde and other leading figures of the time. Struck was a fervent Zionist and Jewish activist. He visited the Land of Israel in 1903, displayed his art at the Fifth Zionist Congress, and was a founder of the Mizrachi Religious Zionist movement. At the same time, he was a German patriot and volunteered for military service in World War I serving as a translator, liaison officer and military artist. He was awarded the Iron Cross I class and promoted to an officer for bravery, in 1917 he became the referent for Jewish affairs at the German Eastern Front High Command Struck immigrated to Palestine in 1922, taught at Bezalel Academy and helped establish the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. He visited Berlin every summer until the Nazis rose to power. STRUCK, HERMANN (1876–1944), graphic artist. Struck, born into an Orthodox Berlin family, studied at the Berlin Academy under Max Koner, where Hans Meyer introduced him to the art of etching. Struck joined the Zionist movement at an early age. in 1903, after several study trips throughout Europe, he visited Palestine and, on his way back to Germany, stopped in Vienna and met Herzl. This meeting inspired the famous portrait etching of the Zionist leader. During World War i Struck served with the German army in Lithuania. There he came in contact with East European Jews and was deeply impressed by their way of life. Skizzen aus Litauen, Weissrussland und Kurland (1916) and Das ostjuedische Antlitz (1920) reflect this experience. …