He was born into a Jewish family, as Hersz, the son of Major Lewensztad and Serla (née Lederman) in Lublin 1893.

 

From 1911, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he was a student of Stanisław Lentz. He then continued his studies in Munich. In 1919, he married Bajla Niemiec from Działoszyce. After graduation, he returned with her to Lublin, where he worked as a landscape painter, particularly fond of painting landscapes of Kazimierz Dolny and the surrounding area.

 

His work was appreciated by artists such as Mieczysław Sterling, Władysław Skoczylas, and Stanisław Noakowski. He was a friend of Symche Trachter.

 

Henryk Lewensztadt's works were exhibited in 1927 at the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw and the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków. In 1928 he was in Paris, where he exhibited at the Autumn Salon, in 1929 at the Association of Polish Visual Artists in Warsaw, and a year later at the Czesław Garliński salon.  He also exhibited at the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts and individually in Warsaw.

 

In 1930, together with the painter Natan Szpigiel, he left Lublin and embarked on a journey across Europe, visiting Venice, Genoa, Milan, and Cagnes-sur-Mer, among other places. He traveled extensively, creating art. 

 

From February 1931, he lived in Paris, where he became acquainted with Gustav Kahn and Marc Chagall. In July 1931, he returned to Cagnes-sur-Mer, and in 1932, he settled in Nice. He exhibited his works at the Polish Art Exhibition, among others, and then at exhibitions in Cannes.

 

At the end of 1933, he returned to Poland, where he settled in Zakopane, in the "Arka" villa, and then in a house at 18 Witkiewicza Street. From March 1939, he planned to organize his own exhibition, but in August 1939, at his wife's request, they left Poland together.

 

During World War II, he and his wife stayed in the Soviet Union, living in places such as Siberia and Bukhara. He did not paint throughout the war, returning to Poland in May 1946 and settling in Dąbrowa Górnicza, with his wife's cousin.

 

In July 1946, he was accepted into the Katowice branch of the Artists' Union.  In August 1946, he emigrated from Poland with his wife. On May 1, 1948, he settled in Jaffa and shortly thereafter organized an exhibition in Tel Aviv. He painted prolifically, but did not exhibit his works until 1956. He made his living solely from painting.

 

Before 1960, he came to Poland, visiting Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, and Warsaw.

 

Lewensztadt painted using pastels and oils, and also drew with charcoal and sanguine. He painted geometric landscapes and sketched drawings of Jewish districts, creating a portfolio of graphic works entitled "Old Lublin," the fate of which is unknown. In France, he began primarily using oils, employing vibrant colors and applying paint thickly and in layers. He deliberately deformed forms, thus striving for an expressive character to the landscape he was reproducing.

 

He is a member of the École de Paris. His works are held in the collections of the National Museum in Lublin, the Jewish Historical Institute, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the Vistula Museum in Kazimierz Dolny, among others.