Jacob Steinhardt (1887–1968) ( he, יעקב שטיינהרדט) was a German-born

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and

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artist.

Biography

Jacob Steinhardt was born in Zerkow, German Empire (now Żerków,

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). He attended the School of Art in

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in 1906, then studied painting with

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and engraving with

Hermann Struck Hermann Struck (6 March 1876 – 11 January 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Biography Hermann Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David) was born in Berlin. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. In 1904, he joined the mod ...

in 1907. From 1908 to 1910 he lived in

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, where he associated with

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, and sculptur ...

and Théophile Steinlen, and in 1911 he was in

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. When

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broke out, he enlisted in the German Army, and served on the Eastern Front in

and Lithuania, and then in

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. After the war, he returned to

, and in 1922 married Minni Gumpert. They immigrated to

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in 1933, after he was harassed by the German police, dominated by the Nazis who recently came to power. Steinhardt died in 1968. He is buried in

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Artistic career

Jacob Steinhardt worked mainly in woodcuts depicting

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and

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subjects. He participated in the

Berlin Secession The Berlin Secession was an art movement established in Germany on May 2, 1898. Formed in reaction to the Association of Berlin Artists, and the restrictions on contemporary art imposed by Kaiser Wilhelm II, 65 artists "seceded," demonstrating ag ...

and founded the Pathetiker Group. He was a member of the Bezalel school group. In 1934, Steinhardt opened an art school in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. In 1948, he became Chairman of the Graphics Department at the

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design ( he, בצלאל, אקדמיה לאמנות ועיצוב) is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldes ...

. He served as director of the school in 1954–1957.

Collections

The

Jewish Museum Berlin The Jewish Museum Berlin (''Jüdisches Museum Berlin'') was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On of floor space, the museum presents the history of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new focuses ...

houses the largest Steinhardt collection in the world, including numerous graphic artworks and unpublished documents donated by Josefa Bar-On Steinhardt, the artist's daughter. The museum owns paintings, several hundred print graphics, and a collection of books illustrated by the artist.Cabinet Exhibition at the Rafael Roth Learning Center of the Jewish Museum Berlin
It is also possible to discover some of his work at the

Jewish Museum Frankfurt The Jewish Museum Frankfurt am Main is the oldest independent Jewish Museum in Germany. It was opened by Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl on 9 November 1988, the 50th anniversary of ''Kristallnacht''. The Jewish Museum collects, preserves and com ...

and the at the

Jewish Museum of Switzerland The Jewish Museum of Switzerland in Basel provides an overview of the religious and everyday history of the Jews in Basel and Switzerland using objects of ritual, art and everyday culture from the Middle Ages to the present. History The muse ...

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS) ...

References

External links

Steinhardt art prints

Steinhardt in the online collection of the Jewish Museum Berlin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinhardt, Jacob 1887 births 1968 deaths People from Jarocin County People from the Province of Posen Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine Israeli printmakers Jewish painters Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design faculty 20th-century Israeli painters German Jewish military personnel of World War I 20th-century printmakers