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Although unfinished, the crude powerful brushstrokes of this work evoke a strong, distinct personality, and demonstrate his skill as a portrait painter. Born in Berlin in 1887, Hersch studied at the Berlin Art Academy, afterwards winning the prestigious Rome Prize and spending two years in Italy. He returned to Berlin and established a successful portrait practice, serving as an Official War Artist during the First World War, when his sitters included President Hindenburg. In 1939 he fled to England with his wife to escape Nazi persecution, settling in London. Post-war, Hersch exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. His later work included a large mural, 'Triptych in Blue', presented to Wandsworth Town Hall, now in the Berado Foundation, Portugal.
Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
London
Title
Self Portrait Sketch
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Measurements
H 39 x W 35 cm
Accession number
1992-4
Acquisition method
gift from John Denham, 1991
Work type
Painting
