THANK YOU
On behalf of you, our public, everyone at Ben Uri offers a huge Thank You to all those who have made our long list of important acquisitions since 2002 possible as they have transformed the quality and width of our collection. We pay special tribute to Art Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and those philanthropists who share our belief in building a world-class collection that represents the focus of the Ben Uri Research Unit - illustrating the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual arts since 1900.
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
Rabbi and Rabbitzin 1914
Watercolour and pencil on paper
48.8 x 37.6 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Acquired in 2002 by private treaty through Sotheby's with the assistance of Art Fund, HLF, V&A/MLA Purchase Grant Fund, Pauline and Daniel Auerbach, Sir Michael and Lady Heller, Agnes and Edward Lee, Hannah and David Lewis, David Stern, Laura and Barry Townsley, Della and Fred Worms and anonymous donors
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Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Bust of Jacob Kramer 1921
Bronze
64 x 49 x 25 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Jacob Epstein estate
Acquired at Bonhams in 2003 with the assistance of Art Fund, V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Pauline and Daniel Auerbach, Morven and Michael Heller and anonymous donors
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Racehorses 1913
Black chalk and wash on paper
41.5 x 66.2 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
Represented in this acquisition by James Holland-Hibbert of Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert with the assistance of Art Fund, the HLF and the MLA/ V&A Purchase Grant Fund, The Julius Silman Charitable Trust, Pauline and Daniel Auerbach, Sir Michael and Lady Heller and anonymous donors, 2004
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Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Jaguar 1947
Gouache, pen and ink over etching on paper
17.7 x 24.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Orovida Pissarro estate
Bequest from James Colyer-Fergusson 2005 through the good offices of Art Fund
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Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Warthogs c.1930
Watercolour, pen and ink on paper
12.5 x 18 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Orovida Pissarro estate
Bequest from James Colyer-Fergusson 2005 through the good offices of Art Fund
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Frank Auerbach (1931-)
Mornington Crescent, Summer Morning II 2004
Oil on board
51 x 51 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Frank Auerbach, courtesy Marlborough Fine Art
Acquired for the Ben Uri Collection through the support and generosity of Art Fund, MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Daniel and Pauline Auerbach, Frank Auerbach and Marlborough Fine Art London, 2006
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio 1945
Gouache, pencil, indian wash ink and indian ink on paper
51.2 x 36.3 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Marc Chagall estate
Acquired in 2009 supported by Miriam and Richard Borchard, Sir Michael and Lady Morven Heller, and an anonymous donor, and benefitting from the advice of Lionel Pissarro and Art Fund
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Dora Holzhandler (1928-2015)
Mother and Children in Holland Park 1997
Oil on canvas
121.5 x 82 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Dora Holzhandler
Presented by Joan Hurst 2009 through the good offices of Art Fund
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Dora Holzhandler (1928-2015)
Group of Jews: The Minyan 2000
Oil on canvas
49 x 39 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Dora Holzhandler
Presented by Joan Hurst 2009 through the good offices of Art Fund
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Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918)
Self Portrait in Steel Helmet 1916
Black chalk, gouache and wash on paper
22.4 x 19.6 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Acquired in 2009 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donors
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Josef Herman (1911-2000)
Street Scene, Ystradgynlais 1945
Oil on canvas
42 x 50.9 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Josef Herman estate
Presented by the estate of the late Jolanta Neufeld through the good offices of Art Fund 2009
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Ronda, Spain c.1954-56
Charcoal on paper
45.5 x 61 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
MLA Acceptance in lieu accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance tax and allocated to the Ben Uri Gallery, 2010
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Sappers Under Hill 60 c.1918-19
Pencil, ink and wash on paper
12 x 16 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
Acquired at Christie's London in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donors
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Study for Ghetto Theatre I c.1919-20
Pencil, ink and wash on paper
26.4 x 19.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
Acquired at Christie's London in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donors
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
The Family (Study for Ghetto Theatre II) 1919
Pencil, ink and wash on paper
25.4 x 19.7 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
Acquired at Christie's London in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donors
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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Figure Composition n.d.
Pencil and watercolour on paper
51 x 56 cm
Ben Uri Collection © David Bomberg estate
MLA Acceptance in lieu accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance tax and allocated to the Ben Uri Gallery, 2010
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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Interrogation 1938
Watercolour and ink on paper
46 x 59 cm
Ben Uri Collection © George Grosz estate
Acquired in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Sir Michael and Lady Morven Heller, Judit and George Weisz, Agnes and Edward Lee, and The Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco
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Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943)
Jeune Servante (Waiting Maid, also known as La Soubrette) c.1933
Oil on canvas
46.5 x 40.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Acquired in 2012 with the assistance of the HLF, Art Fund, the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Miriam and Richard Borchard, Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly, Patsy & David Franks, Morven and Michael Heller, Joan and Lawrence Kaye (USA), Laura and Lewis Kruger (USA), Agnes & Edward Lee, Simon Posen (USA), The Marc Rich Foundation (Switzerland), Anthony Rosenfelder & family in honour of Marilyn, Jayne Cohen and Howard Spiegler (USA), and Judit & George Weisz
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Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961)
Sabbath Afternoon c.1909-10
Oil on canvas
77.5 x 77.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Alfred Wolmark estate
Acquired in 2013 with the assistance of the HLF, the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and Art Fund
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Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961)
In the Synagogue 1906
Oil on canvas
106.5 x 88 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Alfred Wolmark estate
Acquired in 2013 with the assistance of the HLF, the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and Art Fund
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Josef Herman (1911-2000)
Refugees c.1941
Gouache on paper
47 x 39.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Josef Herman estate
Purchased with the kind assistance of the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and Art Fund 2014 via Conor Macklin of the Grosvenor Gallery
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Clare Winsten (1892-1989)
Portrait of Joseph Leftwich c.1919
Oil on canvas
40.6 x 25.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Clare Winsten estate
Purchased in 2015 with the kind assistance of the ACE/ V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Art Fund and Michael and Brenda Joseph
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Josef Herman (1911-2000)
The Road to la Rochepot 1952-53
Oil on canvas
87 x 107 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Josef Herman estate
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Eleonore Marie Herman, 2017
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Josef Herman (1911-2000)
Study for 'In Memory of the Fighters for the Warsaw Ghetto' 1986
Pen and ink and wash on paper
45.7 x 40.7 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Josef Herman estate
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Eleonore Marie Herman, 2017
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Josef Herman (1911-2000)
Tribute to Goya's Black Pictures (aka In Memory of the Fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto, aka Auschwitz) 1974, reworked 1998
Oil and mixed media on canvas
119. 38 x 91.4 cm
Ben Uri Collection © Josef Herman estate
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Eleonore Marie Herman, 2017
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
Daffodils in a Blue Bottle 1916
Oil on canvas
68.5 x 56 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with Art Fund support, 2019
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
The Artist's Brother, Harry c.1911
Oil on canvas
61 x 50.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with Art Fund support, 2019
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
The Artist's Parents c.1909-10
Oil on canvas
46 x 51 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with Art Fund support, 2019
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
The Coster Woman 1923
Oil on canvas
58.5 x 61 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with Art Fund support, 2019
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Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
Trees at Sanatorium, Scotland 1921
Oil on canvas
111 x 49.5 cm
Ben Uri Collection
Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with Art Fund support, 2019
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