Collection: Beron Aron Haber

Artist Biography

When Aron Haber Beron settled in France, he called himself Beron to distinguish himself from his brother Tévié. The latter, who arrived in France in 1927, met the famous dealer Zborowski and showed him the drawings of Aron, who was then nineteen years old. Zborowski was passionate about his work and decided to bring him over from Poland. The dealer made him sign a contract and bought everything he painted and drew. He also agreed to buy Tévié's works, with less enthusiasm.

In Paris, Aron Haber Beron visited the Louvre. In his second year, he was suffering from a mental illness that would continue to worsen over time. The doctors sent him to La Ciotat to rest and, following this trip, his condition seemed to improve. He returned to Paris, returned to the Louvre and painted day and night. One afternoon, at the Louvre Museum, he exclaimed: "I am a great painter, my painting must be in the Louvre!" Following this incident, the police sent him to the Sainte-Anne hospital. Mrs. Zborowski made sure that he was well treated and visited him regularly. The Zborowskis had him transferred to a private clinic. At the clinic, Haber Beron continued to paint and sent his drawings to the dealer.

Shortly after his arrival, he fled to Zborowski, who advised him to return to his parents in Lodz. Haber Beron continued to send his paintings to Paris. Zborowski showed his works to René Gimpel, who in turn became fascinated by this painter and bought several paintings. Gimpel considered writing a monograph on Haber Beron.

The artist died three years after his return to Poland following a hunger strike, at the age of twenty-five.