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The village on fire
1940
Yosl BERGNER
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
oil on composition board
Measurements
52.8 × 71.0 cm
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint
l.l.:
J. BerGner.
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse
u.c.:
53 x 70 / Yosl Bergner / "(The village on fire in Yiddish)" / "DOS SHTETEL BRENT" / THE VILLAGE ON FIRE" /1940
Accession Number
A5-1985
Department
Australian Painting
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
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History and Legend
Human Figures
Violence
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buildings (structures)
children (people by age group)
darkness
fires (events)
men (male humans)
refugees
suffering
villages
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