An extraordinary collection of c. 600 works of art and related items by Hermann Struck.

Auction 85 | Thursday, November 07th, 2019 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 217

STRUCK, HERMANN

An extraordinary collection of c. 600 works of art and related items by Hermann Struck.

The collection consists of: <<*>> c. 300 Etchings (all signed, and most numbered and/or dated). Featuring portraits, landscapes, Holy Land scenes, ex-libris. <<*>> c. 200 Lithographs (most signed). Many from the World War I era. <<*>> c. 50 Limited Edition portfolios and fine press albums; along with monographs on Struck, as well as a few personal books (Hebrew) signed by Struck. <<*>> c. 20 Original Works. Including pencil drawings, watercolors and oil painting. <<*>> c. 20 Autographed Letters and related Struck ephemera.

Est: $30,000 - $50,000

PRICE REALIZED $30,000

This collection consists of works of art by the German-Jewish artist Hermann Struck (Berlin, 1876 – Haifa, 1944). Associated with the Berlin Secession movement, Struck is particularly skilled for his work in etchings. His celebrated book Die Kunst des Radierens [“The Art of Etching”] is a fundamental guide to this specific technique. Among Struck’s students were Marc Chagall, Lesser Ury and Max Liebermann. Assiduously and knowledgeably built over decades, this is likely the largest single collection formed, outside of the Hermann Struck Museum, Haifa, Israel. It is certainly the most comprehensive holdings of Hermann Struck to have ever been offered for auction sale.