Bernhard Koehler

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August Macke:
Bildnis Bernhard Koehler, 1910
Headstone of Bernhard Koehler

Bernhard Koehler (born 7 November 1849 in Berlin; died 30 March 1927 in Berlin) was a German industrialist and art collector.

Life

Koehler, who came from a family of merchants, grew up in Berlin. In 1876, Koehler founded the Mechanische Werkstätten (lit. 'Mechanical Workshops').[1] The company, located in Berlin-Kreuzberg, was internationally successful and allowed Koehler to amass a substantial fortune.

Beside his businesswork Koehler became an art collector. In the 1900s, Koehler came into contact with German painters in Munich such as August Macke or Franz Marc via his niece Elisabeth Gerhardt, who in 1909 eventually married Macke. He became a patron of Macke and gave him 300 Franc for a journey to Paris. Since 1910, Koehler also gave 200 Mark each month to Franz Marc, who was rather poor. In return for his financial aid he received several paintings from both Macke and Marc.[2]

In 1911, Koehler came into contact with artists of

almanach by Der Blaue Reiter in Munich and in 1913 of the Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon in Berlin, which was organized by Herwarth Walden, August Macke and Franz Marc.[3] In 1914, he gave financial help to Franz Marc for his journey to Tunis
.

During his lifetime, Koehler's art collection was located in his family home in Berlin. In 1927, Koehler died and was buried in Berlin-

Städtischen Galerie im Lenbachhaus
in Munich today.

Art collection from Bernhard Koehler

Literature

External links

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References

  1. ^ Silvia Schmidt-Bauer: Die Sammlung Bernhard Koehler in Pophanken/Billeter: Die Moderne und ihre Sammler p. 267
  2. ISBN 978-3-8228-5585-0
    , p. 21 f.
  3. ^ Berlinische Galerie: Stationen der Moderne S. 131
  4. ^ Fabrik, Wohnhaus und Sammlung Bernhard Koehler Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, berlinintensiv.de, retrieved 12 March 2013
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