Yosl Bergner is one of Israel's most valued and important artists. Bergner was born in Vienna, At the age of 17 he immigrated to Australia , where he studied at the Melbourne Academy of the Arts. And after the two immigrated to Israel together in 1950 their home was always a meeting place for intellectualsv. After immigrating to Israel, he changed his first name to Yosl and soon became one of the busiest and most admired artists in Israel. His paintings documented the different walks of life in Israel's early days of Israeli lives.his paintings became brighter, more colorful, and to a certain extent happier. There is no doubt that he is one of the greatest painters in the history of Israel, evidence to that is the Israel Prize for Arts he received in 1980.
oil on canvas , signed, signed again verso.
Yosl Bergner is one of Israel's most valued and important artists. Bergner was born in Vienna, At the age of 17 he immigrated to Australia , where he studied at the Melbourne Academy of the Arts. And after the two immigrated to Israel together in 1950 their home was always a meeting place for intellectualsv. After immigrating to Israel, he changed his first name to Yosl and soon became one of the busiest and most admired artists in Israel. His paintings documented the different walks of life in Israel's early days of Israeli lives.his paintings became brighter, more colorful, and to a certain extent happier. There is no doubt that he is one of the greatest painters in the history of Israel, evidence to that is the Israel Prize for Arts he received in 1980.