Eberhard W. Kornfeld

Eberhard W. Kornfeld (* 23 September 1923 in Basel) is a Swiss auctioneer, gallerist, author, art dealer and collector in Bern.

Early life

Eberhard W. Kornfeld was born in Basel 1923. After a commercial apprenticeship with a local architect he started to work in January 1945 for August Klipstein in Bern who headed the auction house Gutekunst und Klipstein dating back to 1864.

Art career

The sudden death of August Klipstein in 1951 was a chance for the young Kornfeld to take over the lead of the house. The name changed from Klipstein und Kornfeld, to Kornfeld und Klipstein and finally to Galerie Kornfeld.

Distinctions

• 1982: Honorary doctorate of the University of Bern
• 1984: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1991: Knight of the french Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
• 2011: Honorary citizen of Bern^[1]

Litterature

• Christine Ekelhart, Klaus Albrecht Schröder: Wege der Moderne: Aus der Sammlung Eberhard W. Kornfeld. Brandstätter, Vienna/Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-85033-264-4.
• Eberhard W. Kornfeld: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Nachzeichnung seines Lebens. Katalog der Sammlung Kirchner-Haus Davos. Kornfeld Verlag, Bern 1979, ISBN 3-8577-3010-2.
• Eberhard W. Kornfeld: Paul Klee: Verzeichnis des graphischen Werkes. Kornfeld Verlag, Bern 2005, ISBN 978-3-85773-046-7.

Exhibitions

• 2009: Wege der Moderne: Aus der Sammlung Eberhard W. Kornfeld, Albertina, Vienna

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