The Art of Survival

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josef Herman RA

1911 - 2000

Two seated figures 

Pen and ink on paper, 

Donated by the estate of Joseph Herman

43 x 37cm (17 x 14.5ins)

 

 

An exhibition and auction of  works donated by British & international artists to raise funds for the Helen Bamber Foundation

5 - 7 May 2009 at

Maddox Arts, 52 Brook's Mews,

London W1K 4ED 

"Each of his small drawings conveys an acute consciousness of exact balance in the gesture of a man stooping, a woman trudging along the road, but described with a simplicity that is at first deceptive, for it is a simplicity arrived at not by jettisoning the irrelevant but concentrating furiously on the relevant..."

Eric Newton - Time & Tide

"This somber gravity of manner is made possible by an extraordinarily intense and single-minded purpose and also by an ability to comprehend the density and structure of masses which gives Mr Herman great assurance and power as a draughtsman..."

Quentin Bell - The Listener

 

 

 

If you would like to know more about our work go to the Helen Bamber Foundation

 

 

The Helen Bamber Foundation
5 Museum House
25 Museum Street
London WC1A 1JT
Phone: 020 7631 4492
Fax: 020 7631 4493

Email us at info@helenbamber.org

Registered Charity No. 1111048

 

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