Hermann Struck - Etching of the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger. Signed. 1914

Hermann Struck - Etching of the Gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger. Signed. 1914
Large etching of the gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger by artist Hermann Struck. Dated signature by the artist (in pencil) at the bottom of the etching. Additional etched-signature, also bearing the initials of his Hebrew name, and also dated 1914.
Hermann Struck [1876-1944] was the leading Jewish artist who ascended to the Land of Israel. He contributed to the development of graphic arts in Israel more than any other artist there. Honorable status is reserved for him in Israel's cultural life. He was born to an Orthodox family in Berlin. At the beginning of his career as an artist, he became famous as one of the most important Jewish artists in Germany following the publication of his famous portrait of Theodor Herzl [Portrait of Theodor Herzl] in light of his deep impression of Herzl following their 1903 meeting in Vienna. He published The Art of Etching in 1908, which details the process of printing etchings. The book was very successful and made its author the leading name in the field of etchings in the entire art world. His students included Chagall, Max Liebermann and Jozef Israëls. Struck was an enthusiastic Zionist activist. He ascended to the Land of Israel in 1922 and built his home on the Carmel. He continued visiting his studio in Berlin on an annual basis until 1933 when he started to deal with founding the new Bezalel in the Land of Israel.
54x41 cm. Very fine condition.