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a painting of a man sleeping on a bed in a rooman old wooden box with writing on it sitting on top of a white surface
Hermitage Fine Art

12 - EUGENE BERMAN (1899–1972) Interior, Green Curtain signed E.
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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EUGENE BERMAN (1899–1972) Interior, Green Curtain signed E. Berman and dated 1930 (bottom right); signed, titled and dated ‘E Berman / Paris 1930 / Interieur’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 100.3 × 81.2 cm EXHIBITION: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, Hartford, Connecticut (former exhibition label on the reverse) PROVENANCE: Julien Levy Gallery, New York Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Christie’s, New York, 14 March 1986, lot 267A Sotheby’s, New York, 6 October 2009, lot 198 Gene Shapiro Auctions, New York, 15 June 2010, lot 126 Private collection EUGENE BERMAN (1899–1972) was born in Saint Petersburg. Following the death of his father when he was seven years old, his mother married a wealthy banker and art collector, who oversaw the education of Eugene and his brother Leonid Berman in Germany, Switzerland and France. Following the Russian Revolution, the family settled in Paris, where Berman studied at the Académie Ranson under Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard, and by the late 1920s had become a leading figure in Neo-Romanticism. His early success in Paris opened the door to exhibitions in New York, notably at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1932. Berman settled permanently in the United States in 1935, first in New York and then in Hollywood. Alongside his career as a painter, he gained international recognition as a set and costume designer, collaborating notably with Igor Stravinsky and working for major ballet companies and the Metropolitan Opera. He also produced designs for *Vogue*, *Harper’s Bazaar* and *Town & Country*. In 1947, Berman was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 1962 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Following the death of his wife, the actress Ona Munson, known for her role as Belle Watling in *Gone with the Wind*, he settled permanently in Rome. He continued to travel throughout North Africa and the Mediterranean until his death in 1972. At the buyer’s request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale FINE ART: 19th-century art, Modern and Contemporary art, Eastern European art, Icons
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Auction time 07/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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