Oil on board, 22ins x 24ins, numbered 32 on reverse. Prov. from the studio of Edward Wolfe.
Of Polish decent whose family fled the Nazi occupation. Worked in watercolours andĀ oils painting scenes of working people in strong vigourous colours and lines.
Herman originally settled in Glasgow where he met up again with Jankel Adler whom he knew from Krakow.
Moved to London in 1943 where he had his first exhibition with The Lefevre Gallery.
In 1944 he moved to the Welsh mining village of Ystradgynlas. There he started painting the miners of the local pit. These dark moody works brought Herman considerable fame and success. He also painted the labourers from the surrounding villagers.
Subsequently exhibited at Roland Browse and Derby, Geffyre Museum,Whitechapel Gallery,Camden Art Centre and Flowers East.
Herman’s work is in many UK public collections such as the Tate, V&A, Wales NM, Edinburgh and many public and private collections abroad.
In later years he lived in East Anglia then moved to London where he died in the year 2000.
