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Lot 37

Josef Herman OBE RA, Polish/British 1911-2000 - Cockerel; watercolour on paper, 19.5 x 25 cm...

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Lot 37

Josef Herman OBE RA, 
Polish/British 1911-2000 - 
Cockerel; 
watercolour on paper, 19.5 x 25 cm...

Price Realised: £2,230

Estimate: £300 - £400

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Lot 37

Description

Josef Herman OBE RA
Polish/British 1911-2000 - 

Cockerel; 

watercolour on paper, 19.5 x 25 cm (ARR) 

Provenance:  
with Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame); 
Private Collection 

Exhibited: 
Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester, June 1988 (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame) 

Note: 
Polish-born Josef Herman OBE RA travelled to Britain during the Second World War, initially living in Glasgow where he became friendly with Jankel Adler and also provided inspiration to a younger generation of artists, including Joan Eardley. His depiction of miners and working people in Ystradgynlais in Wales are amongst the most celebrated and iconic images of the Post-War period in Britain, emphasising his honest and grounded approach to art. He exhibited in the 1950s with the celebrated gallery Roland, Browse & Delbanco and created a large mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951. His works are now in all major UK museums and there is a Josef Herman Foundation in Ystradgynlais to celebrate his legacy. Agi Katz was a close friend of the artist in his later life and huge supporter of his career, holding numerous exhibitions at Boundary Gallery. 

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