Artist: David Schneuer. (Israeli). (1905-1988)
Title: The Couple
Year: 1975
Medium: Color Lithograph
Edition: Edition of 300. Numbered 104 / 300
Framed: Yes
Dimension: Framed- 30 1/2 x 26 1/2. Image: 20 x 16 1/4"
Signed: Yes, signed in pencil
David Schneuer was born in 1905 in Austro-Hungary. After graduating from the Munchner Kunstgewerbeschule, he moved to Paris, where he collaborated with many leading artists.
In the 1920's he worked as a stage and costume designer in Berlin and Munich, developing his own style influenced by the German art of Kirchner, Grosz and Beckmann. It was during this time that he perfected his lithographic poster techniques.
In 1932 he was arrested as an artistic dissident and was imprisoned in Dachau. Upon his release in 1933. He moved to Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv. There, his paintings, as well as his trademarks - posters and public murals were received with great enthusiasm.
From the late 1960's onward his work seemed to deal less with reality than with its reflection. The figures seem to arise from La Boheme, Baidelaire, Toulouse Lautrec, Cheret and Mucha.
Unaffected by the ever-changing world about him, Schneuer continued to develop his expressionist style until his death in November of 1988.
Well known for his cafe scenes and depictions of the German and Parisian scene in the 1920's. His work is in many museums and private collections.