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      • DAVID LUDWIG BLOCH (German / American, 1910-2002). Mother and Child, 1980, Gouache, ink, graphite, and watercolor on a hard board. Sign
        Jul. 27, 2023

        DAVID LUDWIG BLOCH (German / American, 1910-2002). Mother and Child, 1980, Gouache, ink, graphite, and watercolor on a hard board. Sign

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        DAVID LUDWIG BLOCH (German / American, 1910-2002). Mother and Child, 1980, Gouache, ink, graphite, and watercolor on a hard board. Signed and dated lower left hand corner. Unframed. ARTIST PROFILE: David Ludwig Bloch was born in Floss (Germany) and despite losing his hearing as a child due to meningitis, Bloch at a young age apprenticed with a porcelain painter and designer starting in 1925. In 1934, Bloch enrolled in an applied painting program at what is now the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. However, with the rise of Nazism, Bloch was fired from his work and expelled from university for being Jewish. Following Kristallnacht in 1938, he was arrested and interned in the Dachau concentration camp. Eventually, Bloch moved to Shanghai, China where he continued to work as a commercial illustrator and created impressionistic and naturalistic watercolors and woodcuts of street scenes. Bloch stayed in China until 1949 and then moved with his wife to the United States, where he continued working as painter and graphic designer. The visual language of his art shifted to dark tones, haggard bodies, skeletons, and gates of camps. Bloch also had a one-man retrospective at the Jewish Museum in Munich in 2000. - 48 x 13 inches

        Sloans & Kenyon
      • David Ludwig Bloch, "Crying Hands" Linocut Print
        Jul. 27, 2022

        David Ludwig Bloch, "Crying Hands" Linocut Print

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        David Ludwig Bloch (1910-2002), linocut print titled "Crying Hands". Image symbolizes the horrors of the Holocaust. Pencil signed lower right, titled, and dedicated lower left with "Original Handprinted to Alan & Tony". Sight seenapprox. 10" x 14", overall frame size approx. 15-1/2" x 19-1/2".

        Weiss Auctions
      • David L. Bloch (German/American, 1910 - 2002)
        Jan. 26, 2019

        David L. Bloch (German/American, 1910 - 2002)

        Est: $80 - $120

        " Amish Farm House." Watercolor. Sight size, 13 1/2 x 20 inches. Matted and framed. Merrill Gallery Label on the verso. Notice to bidders: Condition reports and additional photographs are provided by request as a courtesy to our clients, as such any condition report is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, restoration, wear and tear, or the effects of aging. Capo Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission, additionally all lots are sold 'As Is' and in accordance with the conditions of sale.

        Capo Auction
      • Rickshaw – Woodcuts by David Ludwig Bloch – Shanghai, 1942 – Signed and Numbered Copy from an Edition of Ten Copies
        Sep. 08, 2015

        Rickshaw – Woodcuts by David Ludwig Bloch – Shanghai, 1942 – Signed and Numbered Copy from an Edition of Ten Copies

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        Rickshaw, by D.L. Bloch, Shanghai 1941-1942. Volume with 60 woodcuts by David Ludwig Bloch. [Shangahi, ca. 1942]. A series of impressive woodcuts, depicting daily life of Chinese rickshaw drivers, created by David Ludwig Bloch, a Jewish refugee in Shanghai, during the 1940s. This series of woodcuts is the first of four series created by Bloch while living in Shanghai, in which he depicted in great detail what surrounded him, mainly the life of the lower class Chinese population. The book was printed by the artist in a limited edition of ten copies only. Presented is copy no. 6, signed and numbered by the artist. David Ludwig Bloch (1910-2002) was born in Germany to a Jewish family. He lost his parents at an early age and became deaf when still a young child. He started to study porcelain painting in 1925, and later studied in the Art Academy in Munich. For several years he worked as a graphic designer for a department store in the town of Straubing, Bavaria. He was fired in 1938 for being Jewish. During Kristallnacht he was arrested and deported to Dachau concentration camp where he was held for four weeks. Bloch was then released and succeeded in fleeing to Shanghai – the only place in the world that allowed Jews to enter with no passport or visa. Bloch stayed in Shanghai for about ten years and was involved in painting. His work depicts daily life in the city, the Jewish Ghetto in particular. First he used watercolor and later created drawings in pencil as well as woodcuts (a technique which he mastered in Shanghai). During these years he created hundreds of woodcuts which he compiled in four series: "Rickshaw", "Beggars", "Chinese Children", and "Yin and Yang". His works were exhibited in various exhibitions in the city and gained positive reviews. In 1949 Bloch immigrated to New-York with his wife whom he met about a year after arriving in Shanghai. In the United States Bloch continued his artistic activity and worked as a graphic designer. His creations were inspired by his life in Shanghai and his memories from Dachau concentration camp. [64] leaves (sheets folded into two, unopened, printed on one side), 21 cm. Woodcuts: Approx. 7X5 cm – 9X12 cm. Good condition. Foxing and dampstaining. Torn spine, damaged binding.

        Kedem Public Auction House Ltd
      • David L. Bloch (1910-2002), Woodblock Prints
        Mar. 14, 2014

        David L. Bloch (1910-2002), Woodblock Prints

        Est: $300 - $500

        David L. Bloch (1910-2002), Woodblock Prints, including two framed groups of five signed woodcuts, and one large hand colored woodcut, signed to the lower right, the prints of Chinese cities and scenes from life, the largest appx. 41 1/2 in. W, 13 1/2 in. H.

        Waterford's Art & Antiques Auctioneers
      • DAVID L. BLOCH (American Mid 20th Century) MONHEGAN ISLAND.
        Aug. 21, 2012

        DAVID L. BLOCH (American Mid 20th Century) MONHEGAN ISLAND.

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Watercolor island scene shows three houses on piers next to water and rowboat. Foreground house has lobster buoy. Illegible signature dated "7-31-56". Label on reverse "From Merrill Galleries NY, NY". Housed in a gray painted wood frame with double matte. SIZE: 13-1/2" x 20-1/2" CONDITION: Very good. 9-26775

        James D. Julia
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