Musicians (from 'A Memory of Memories') , 1940-43
17.1 x 21.6 cm (h x w)
Pen and ink and wash on paper

© Josef Herman estate

After his arrival in Glasgow in 1940, as an evocation of a lost Warsaw, Herman began a series of nostalgic drawings variously depicting family life, Jewish customs and the everyday street life of his native city including many depicting itinterant street musicians and singers of folk songs. 'Musicians', with its lively, freely-drawn style belongs to the early part of this series.

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Ben Uri Research Unit

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Street Scene, Ystradgynlais , 1945
42 x 50.9 cm (h x w)
Oil on canvas
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Refugees , 1941
47 x 39.5 cm (h x w)
Gouache on Paper
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Portrait of Avram Stencl , 1946
62.7 x 45.2 cm (h x w)
Pencil and charcoal on paper
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Peasant , n.d.
18.2 x 22.5 cm (h x w)
Watercolour, pen and ink on paper
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Miners , 1946
19.6 x 25.5 cm (h x w)
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