Ignace Hellenberg

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Ignace Hellenberg (died 2004) was a French art dealer.

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Early life

Ignace Hellenberg was the son of Sigmund and Betty Hellenberg. [1]

Career

Hellenberg was a French art dealer, based in Paris. [1]

Death

Hellenberg died in 2004. [2]

Legacy

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gladioli and Roses". 17 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "French Jew leaves Israel NIS 74 million". 28 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Army opens new medical center to treat masses of troops flocking south".
  4. "akg-images - Entrance to park Voyer d'Argenson in Asnières". www.akg-images.co.uk.