Antal Bíró,
French/Hungarian 1907-1990 -
Untitled, 1961;
oil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Biro Antal 12.7.1961' and stamped on the reverse 'Collection Bergman The Israel Museum Jerusalem', 19.2 x 24 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
The Charlotte Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem;
Gilden's Arts Gallery, London, purchased from the above's estate sale in c.2003 (by repute);
private collection
Note:
Charlotte Bergman (1903-2002) and her husband were major collectors of Modern art, befriending major figures such as Raoul Dufy Pablo Picasso Alexander Calder and Henry Moore Bergman was heavily involved in the establishment of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, later bequeathing much of her collection and her home that was located on the site to the museum. Other works from her collection were sold following her death in 2003.
Works by Antal Bíró formed a large part of Bergman's collection. Bíró was part of a group of Hungarian artists including Simon Hantai and Judit Reigl that shot to prominence in Post-War Paris, exploring a complex language of abstraction, influenced by existentialist philosophy.
Antal Bíró,
French/Hungarian 1907-1990 -
Untitled, 1961;
oil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Biro Antal 12.7.1961' and stamped on the reverse 'Collection Bergman The Israel Museum Jerusalem', 19.2 x 24 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
The Charlotte Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem;
Gilden's Arts Gallery, London, purchased from the above's estate sale in c.2003 (by repute);
private collection
Note:
Charlotte Bergman (1903-2002) and her husband were major collectors of Modern art, befriending major figures such as Raoul Dufy Pablo Picasso Alexander Calder and Henry Moore Bergman was heavily involved in the establishment of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, later bequeathing much of her collection and her home that was located on the site to the museum. Other works from her collection were sold following her death in 2003.
Works by Antal Bíró formed a large part of Bergman's collection. Bíró was part of a group of Hungarian artists including Simon Hantai and Judit Reigl that shot to prominence in Post-War Paris, exploring a complex language of abstraction, influenced by existentialist philosophy.
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