Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Suzanne Sternberg (née Perlman): A Life Painted in Bold Color Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1922, Suzanne Sternberg – later known as Suzanne Perlman – embarked on an artistic journey shaped by both personal upheaval and profound influences. Her early life was steeped in the world of art through her family’s antique gallery, a formative experience that ignited a lifelong passion for collecting and appreciating visual beauty. From a youn
g age, she developed a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of artistic techniques, skills honed not through formal schooling initially but through immersion in a vibrant collection of masterworks. This early exposure would prove crucial to her later development as an expressionist painter. The shadow of the Second World War dramatically altered her trajectory. Witnessing the escalating threat of Nazi persecution, Suzanne and…
