Henryk Hochman Explained

Henryk Herszel Hochman (1879 or 1881 in Lublin – 1942 or 1943 in Baczków near Bochnia) was a Polish Jewish sculptor from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He was a student of Paweł Rosen in Warsaw, Konstanty Laszczka while in Kraków (1900–1906), and Auguste Rodin in France.

Work

Hochman specialized in figurative art such as sculpted portraits, the heads, and busts. Hochman is known for his bas-relief bronze entitled "Kol Nidre" (1907) in the former Town Hall of Kazimierz. He worked with marble, bronze, terracotta and majolica. During the Holocaust Henryk Hochman was deported to Bochnia Ghetto and murdered.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Many of his works were lost.

References

• Henryk Herszel Hochman, "Kol Nidre" (bas-relief, 1907) former Town Hall of Kazimierz
• Henryk Hochman, "Two girls", glazed ceramics, Auction House Rempex. Warsaw, 2005

Notes and References

1. Book: The great Jewish cities of Central ... – Google Books . 9780765760005 . Google Books. 2009-11-14 . Valley . Eli . 1999 . Jason Aronson .
2. Book: Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie ... - Google Books . 9782848550114 . Google Books. 2009-11-14 . Darmon . Adrian M. . 2003 . Carnot .
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=LJwVAQAAIAAJ&q=Henryk+Herszel+Hochman&dq=Henryk+Herszel+Hochman Malarstwo i rzeźba Żydów Polskich w XIX i XX wieku, Volume 1, by Jerzy Malinowski
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=lehtAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22A+sculptor%2C+Henryk+Hochman%22&q=%22Henryk+Hochman%22 The Jews of Cracow by Eugeniusz Duda, 1999, 127 pages