Harry Weinberger

Harry Weinberger

(b. 1924 Berlin, Germany – immigrated to Czechoslovakia 1933, then Great Britain 1939 – d. 2009 Leamington Spa, England)

In Winter (Manchester) Acrylic on paper 60 x 90 cm Signed (upper left) ‘HW’ Ben Uri Collection

Weinberger’s signature style and subject matter largely developed under the tutelage of Martin Bloch in London. He left his native Berlin for Czechoslovakia in 1933, later fleeing to England with his sister on the final Kindertransport in 1939. He briefly shared lodgings with his cousin Heinz Koppel in Pontypridd, Wales, before entering the army and serving in Italy. Afterwards, he studied at Chelsea College of Art under the artist Ceri Richards, then at Goldsmiths College, before becoming a highly-respected teacher himself.