Polish-Jewish artist Josef Herman, sometimes better known as Joe Bach, was born in Warsaw, studied at the Warsaw School of Art and worked briefly as a printer and graphic designer. Upon leaving Poland for Brussels in 1938, he managed to escape the Nazi invasion of Belgium by fleeing to Great Britain. Herman lived in Glasgow for four years before moving to small-town Wales. However, his entire family was killed during the Holocaust.
Herman’s distinctive work was bold, diverse, sometimes colourful, and always politicized and engaged with the labouring people that surrounded him. From 1944 until 1955, Herman lived in the South Wales industrial town of Ystradgynlais, where the locals fondly nicknamed him “Joe Bach.” When commissioned to design and paint a mural for the iconic 1951 Festival of Britain, Joe Bach chose as his subject the Ystradgynlais miners. The resulting image represented six men in repose after a day’s toil and is now held at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea. Although the damp Welsh climate disagreed with his health and forced him to move briefly to the drier climes of Spain, Herman was awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the 1962 Welsh National Eisteddfod.
Between 1955 and 1972, Herman and his wife Nini Ettinger lived in rural Suffolk. The untimely death of their young daughter caused the couple to move to London, where Herman remained working until his death. His work was honoured by election to the Royal Academy of Arts and the award of an OBE.
(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)
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Flowers, Oil on Canvas Painting by Josef Herman, 1962
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Flowers, Oil on Canvas Painting by Josef Herman 1915-1997, 1962 Additional information: Medium: Oil on canvas 60.5 x 45.5 cm 23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in Signed, titled and dated verso Josef...
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Basket Of Red Cherries Still-Life Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This still life painting depicts a woven basket brimming with ripe cherries, delicately arranged on a tabletop against a subdued background. The cherries are rendered with a sheen, t...
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.5 in W 19.68 in D 1 in
Hypnos God of Sleep #1 signed Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Neo Mythology
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hypnos God of Sleep #1", oil on canvas, 27.5x19.68in / 70x50cm Hypnos is the personification of sleep, the god who touches humans with his wings , his mission is to help people slee...
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$395
H 17.88 in W 14 in D 1.25 in
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting - Orange Teapot on Purple Background
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting - Orange Teapot on Purple Background Painterly still life piece by Loomis, California artist Betty Thomas (American, 20th Century.) An orange teapot ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 15.75 in W 12.6 in
Bouquet of flowers - Original Oil on Canvas, Impressionist Marie Lucie Valtat
By Marie Lucie Nessi
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat Bouquet of flowers, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas Canvas: 15 7/10 × 12 3/5 in l 40 × 32 cm Frame: 20 3/4 17 1/2 l 53 x 45 cm Signed lower right Marie-Lucie Nessi V...
Oil, Canvas
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
SAN MARCO VENICE church INTERIOR original painting oil/canvas Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"San Marco Interior", original, unique painting, 60x80cm / 23.5x27.5in. See painting in different light conditions, in artificial and natural light. Shipped stretched ready for displ...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Floral Triptych, Set of 3 Oil Paintings
By Edie Nadelhaft
Located in East Quogue, NY
Edie Nadelhaft “Fine Detail Triptych” Oil on canvas. Each painting is 22 x 24 inches. Offered unframed. Edie Nadelhaft's bold, large-scale, colorful monolithic oil paintings of bode...
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
H 30 in W 24 in
"Home Liquors" (2024) By Mikael Olson, Oil Still-Life Painting
By Mikael Olson
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Home Liquors" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting, which depicts the interior of a liquor store, behind the service counter. Artist Biography an...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
H 5.75 in W 10.5 in
"Florence Rooftops" (2015) Italian Cityscape Photorealist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Florence Rooftops" by Greg Gandy is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that measures 5.75 x 10.5, and rests at 6.25 x 11.25 inches framed, ready to hang. Greg Gandy is a ...
Canvas, Oil
$17,261
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Roses in a Ceramic Vase Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, 70x70 cm
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The artist painted this bright and juicy still life from nature in his studio. Exquisite and delicate ceramic objects such as a flower vase with oriental floral ornaments, decorative...
Canvas, Oil
Break Time, American Photorealist, Coffee
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
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$1,035
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in
Violets in Morning Light. White flowers, oil painting, impressionist, floral art
Located in Oslo, NO
This still life captures a quiet moment of morning light resting gently on blooming violets by the window. Painted from life in oil, the work reflects a classical approach combined w...
Canvas, Oil
Xin Shen Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Balcony Scenery"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Balcony Scenery Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 22.5 x 18 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...
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H 18 in W 13 in D 1 in
Expressionist Abstract Figurative Limited Edition Lithograph of two grey figures
Located in ludlow, GB
Expressionist Abstract Figurative Limited Edition Lithograph of two grey figures on a toned background. Typical of Herman's work that is figurative in essence though treated with a m...
Lithograph
The Father's Return
Located in London, GB
JOSEF HERMAN 1911-2000 Warsaw 1911 - 2000 Suffolk, UK (Polish / British) Title: The Father's Return, 1979 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Dated Ink and Ink Wash Drawing o...
Ink