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Abraham Joseph Berline was born on October 6, 1893 in Nizhyn, Russian Empire (currently in Ukraine). He was the son of Leib Berline and Hana Kaganoff.
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In 1912, at the age of 19, he emigrated to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He supported himself by driving a taxi and every place he saw figured in his landscapes. His work was highly regarded and exhibited at the most prestigious Parisian salons: Salon d"Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Salon des Tuileries, the Paul Appel Gallery, and in private galleries.
When France was invaded, Berline joined the Resistance, but in May 1941 Berline was arrested in the Billet Vert operation and interned as a Russian Jew in Compiègne camp.
He continued to produce work, mainly pastels, focusing on the beauty of nature, in an attempt to transcend the camp experience through art These paintings were shown in the camp along with other artists" work.
