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Ignace Hellenberg
French art dealer (died 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ignace Hellenberg (died 2004) was a French art dealer.
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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