Ignace Hellenberg
Ignace Hellenberg | |
|---|---|
| Died | (died 2004) |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Ignace Hellenberg (died 2004) was a French art dealer.
Early life
[edit]Ignace Hellenberg was the son of Sigmund and Betty Hellenberg.[1]
Career
[edit]Hellenberg was a French art dealer, based in Paris.[1]
Death
[edit]Hellenberg died in 2004.[2]
Legacy
[edit]In his will, he left more than NIS 200 million to the Israeli state to create rehabilitation hospitals for disabled Israel Defense Forces veterans.[2][3] In 2017, the Southern Regional Medical Center opened, with about one-third of the NIS 60 million ($16.8 million) expenditure coming from Hellenberg's bequest.[3]
Hellenberg donated numerous artworks to the State of Israel. These include an 1881 Henri Fantin-Latour still life, Gladioli and Roses, and an 1887 Vincent van Gogh oil Entrance to park Voyer d’Argenson in Asnières, both on permanent loan to the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.[1][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gladioli and Roses". 17 February 2021.
- 1 2 "French Jew leaves Israel NIS 74 million". 28 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Army opens new medical center to treat masses of troops flocking south".
- ↑ "akg-images - Entrance to park Voyer d'Argenson in Asnières". www.akg-images.co.uk.
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