Josef Herman (1911-2000), also known in Wales as 'Joe Bach' (little Joe), was a highly regarded Polish-British realist painter who influenced contemporary art, particularly in the United Kingdom.

His work often had subjects of workers and was inherently political.  He was among more than a generation of eastern European Jewish artists who emigrated to escape persecution and worked abroad.

For eleven years he lived in South Wales and will be probably best remembered for his renderings of Welsh miners. 

Having created an extensive collection of African sculpture, his figure style was to some extent based on it.

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Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, London.
Josef Herman, painter, at his home in London with some of his collection of African sculpture.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, in his studio, London.
Josef Herman, painter, at his home in London with some of his collection of African sculpture.