Elisabeth Bamberger was a German Jewish women's rights activist and art collector (1889-1971) Born in 1889 in Saaz, Bohemia, as the oldest daughter of Joseph and Martha Mendl Elisabeth Bamberger (née Mendl) was involved in the movement for women's rights in Germany, active in the organisations, "Frauenliga fuer Frieden und Freiheit" and the "Weltfriedensbund der Frauen und Muetter."
[2] Mrs. Bamberger managed to escape Germany in 1940, traveling from Berlin to Moscow, across Siberia, Manchuria, Korea, and Japan, before arriving in Ecuador.
After the war, she began searching for her lost artworks, a mission continued by two generations of Bamberger heirs.
[6] Bamberger's sons wrote memoirs which describe the history of the family, including the escape from Nazi Germany.
After 1964, the painting passed through various galleries, including Aenne Abels and Grosshennig, before being acquired by Henri Nannen in 1979, who later transferred it to his foundation in 1986.