Lot 352
Hermann Struck (1876-1944) – Three Portrait Etchings
Three portrait etchings by Hermann Struck (1876-1944):
1. Portrait of the German artist and playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), (soft-ground etching [verni mous]). [1904]. Signed in the plate by Hauptmann. Signed in print: "Original radierung von Hermann Struck."
Etching approx. 45.5X36 cm, including frame 65.5X52.5 cm.
2. Male Portrait, 1909. Signed and dated in the plate.
Etching approx. 29X24 cm, including frame approx. 59X50 cm.
3. Female Portrait, 1926. Signed and dated in the plate; signed in pencil. Marked "Probedruck" (artist's proof).
Etching approx. 47.5X37.5 cm, including frame 69X54 cm.
Overall good condition. None of the three etchings examined outside frames.
Etchings 2-3 not listed in "Hayim Aharon Ben David, Hermann Struck (1876-1944), Print Artist," exhibition catalogue, Open Museum, Tefen Industrial Park, 2007, Hebrew.
