Yosl Bergner 1920-2017
Still Life with Lamp and Little Clown
oil on canvas
45 x 55 cm
inscription on verso: Given by Yosl Bergner to Rita Henryk-Gutt
2013-19
© Yosl Bergner estate
Photo: Ben Uri Gallery
Bergner's theme was the human condition. His figurative work addresses issues of social and racial injustice and his allegorical still lifes often use toys and household objects, typically the hurricane...
Bergner's theme was the human condition. His figurative work addresses issues of social and racial injustice and his allegorical still lifes often use toys and household objects, typically the hurricane lamp and cheese grater included here, to perform symbolic functions.
