Funeral: from a story by Hertz Bergner
1940
Medium
oil on composition board on plywood
Measurements
61.5 × 85.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Yosl Bergner, Founder Benefactor, 1985
© Estate of the artist
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.r.: J. BERGNER
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.c.: Yosl Bergner / "Funeral" / "(Funeral in Yiddish)" / 1940 / FROM A STORY BY HERTZ BERGNER
Accession Number
A4-1985
Department
Australian Painting
Subjects (general)
Ceremonial and Funerary Emotions and Mental States Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
cityscapes (representations) coffins funeral processions funerals men (male humans) mourners social realism suffering