Technique: Original Signed and Oil Painting on canvas Size: 46 x 38 cm / 18.1 x 15 in Additional Information: This original painting is hand signed "Biro" in the upper left corner. It is also dated "1950-52" and inscribed "Collection Bergman, Jerusalem" verso. The work was painted in 1950-1952 in France. Provenance: The Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum Jerusalem. Charlotte Bergman, who died in Jerusalem on July 17 2003, one month before her 99th birthday, was unique among the museum's benefactors. She lived on the premises of the Israel Museum for three decades, and died there. When she made aliyah from New York to Israel in the 60's, the Belgian-born Bergman brought her collection of modern art with her and helped Jerusalem ex-mayor Teddy Kollek found the museum.