Yosl Bergner b. 1920

  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Viennese-born Melbourne and Israeli painter. Bergner was a contemporary of Boyd and Perceval and an active member of Melbourne's Contemporary Art Society together with his friends Noel Counihan and Vic O'Connor. Bergner's paintings were among the first to address the specific plight of Indigenous Australians and his later work took inspiration from the works of German writer Franz
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Name
Yosl Bergner
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1920
Birth place
Vienna, Austria
Active Period
  • c.1937 - c.1975
Residence
  • c.1948 - c.1975 Israel
  • 1937 - 1948 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1937 Warsaw, Poland
  • c.1920 - c.1937 Vienna, Austria
Cultural Heritage
  • Jewish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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  • Two Women (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
Related events
  • Yosl Bergner: A Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Yosl Bergner: A Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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