Ignace Hellenberg (died 2004) was a French art dealer.

Early life

Ignace Hellenberg was the son of Sigmund and Betty Hellenberg.

Career

Hellenberg was a French art dealer, based in Paris.

Death

Hellenberg died in 2004.

Legacy

In his will, he left more than NIS 200 million to the Israeli state to create rehabilitation hospitals for disabled

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veterans. 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. Hellenberg donated numerous artworks to the State of Israel. These include an 1881

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still life, ''Gladioli and Roses'', and an 1887

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oil ''Entrance to park Voyer d’Argenson in Asnières'', both on permanent loan to the

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, Jerusalem.

References

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