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reflective of his pursuit for “beauty which can best be described as being on time for the appointment

It speaks to his remarkable wit

Editioned lower left and embossed with publisher s seal lower right

This poetic and unexpected work will suit collections of print

‘AMCO FORMALS’ is a rare and original drawing

Yosl Bergner 'Shells' animals reflective of his pursuit forYosl Bergner is one of Australia's most important twentieth century artists. Born in Vienna and raised in Warsaw, he arrived in Melbourne in 1937 and studied at the National Gallery School, becoming associated with the influential Heide circle of Sidney Nolan, Albert Tucker and John Perceval. Alongside fellow social realists Noel Counihan and Vic O'Connor, Bergner forged a distinctive artistic vision that combined modernist experimentation with a