Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "A Christmas Carol" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Taken from Charles Dickens' tale A Christmas Carol, in which Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses the three spirits that cause such a change in his outlook on life. The Spirit of Christmas Past showed him how the past heartache in his childhood and his bad choices caused the hardening of his heart and how deeply it cost him in the end; seeing what could have been his to enjoy and then thinking it could still be his with the Spirit of Christmas Present only to find out the future does not hold love or joy for him by the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come and instead his actions leave him robbed at death and no one left to grieve for him. In the end, his soul is changed and he joins his employee and family for a Christmas celebration. Image Size: 12 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05196)