Ignace Hellenberg

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gladioli and Roses". 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "French Jew leaves Israel NIS 74 million". 28 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "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.


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