Yosl Bergner 'Enlightenment' iconic art ‘Untitled (Red Bird)’ is a

‘Untitled (Red Bird)’ is a catch

Each bird is rendered in a solid

Small tear to paper on right hand side

Bergner was exposed to Kafka from an early age because his father translated his work

Yosl Bergner 'Enlightenment' iconic art ‘Untitled (Red Bird)’ is aYosl Bergner stands among Australia's most important twentieth century artists, celebrated for bringing the emotional intensity of European modernism into Australian art. Throughout a career spanning more than seven decades, he developed a distinctive visual language in which everyday objects became potent symbols of the human experience. In 'Enlightenment', Bergner transforms a modest arrangement of domestic forms into a dramatic and enigmatic stage.