Heinz Berggruen
Heinz Berggruen | |
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Born | Heinz Berggruen January 6, 1914 |
Died | February 6, 2007 | (aged 93)
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Occupation(s) | Art dealer and collector |
Known for | Providing art collection to form Berggruen Museum |
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Heinz Berggruen (January 6, 1914 – February 23, 2007) was a German and American
Early life and education
Berggruen was born in
Career
He contributed free-lance articles to the Frankfurter Zeitung, the forerunner of today's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He got around the restrictions on Jewish contributors by submitting his pieces through a colleague and signing them with his initials, H. B., rather than his full, Jewish-sounding surname.[8] He fled Germany in 1936.
Immigration to the United States
Berggruen immigrated to the United States in 1936 and studied German literature at University of California, Berkeley. After working as an art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, in 1939 he became an "assistant to the director" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[9] There, he helped to prepare an exhibition about the Mexican painter Diego Rivera. Later, in New York in 1940, he met Frida Kahlo with whom he had a short love affair.[10][11][12][13] That same year he says that he bought his first picture for $100 while honeymooning in Chicago.[14] It was a watercolour by Paul Klee, and he bought it from a Jewish refugee in need of money.[7][15] While living in California, Berggruen was a student of the painter David Park.[16]
After the
In 1977, Berggruen published
For his achievements, Berggruen was named a Commandeur of the
In 2016, Berggruen's Klee collection was exhibited in its entirety to inaugurate the Met Breuer, and traveled to the National Gallery of Canada in 2018.[14][37]
Personal life
Berggruen was married twice and had four children.[8] Berggruen, who until his death maintained homes in Paris, Gstaad, and Berlin (and in Geneva and New York before that),[38] was quoted as saying "I am neither French nor German, I am European. I'd very much like to think there was a European nationality, but I think I may be dreaming."[8] Through his mother, Antonie Zadek, Berggruen was a cousin of the opera singer Hilde Zadek (1917–2019).[39]
- In 1939, Berggruen married the American Lillian Zellerbach. They divorced in 1945. They had two children:
- Bay Area art scene since 1970;[40]
- Helen Berggruen, a San Francisco-based artist.
- In 1960, he married the German actress Germandescent. They had two children:
- Olivier Berggruen, art historian and curator;
- Nicolas Berggruen, a financier and art collector.
Death
Berggruen died at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 23 February 2007. At his own wish he was buried in the forest cemetery in Waldfriedhof Dahlem, in Berlin. His funeral was attended by German chancellor Angela Merkel, and then-president Horst Köhler, among others.[41][42]
References
- ^ Naturalized in 1941 https://www.parlament-berlin.de/Das-Haus/Berliner-Ehrenbuerger/heinz-berggruen
- ^ United States Naturalization Records
- ^ "Berggruen Museum". Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
- ^ Heinz Berggruen, Hauptweg und Nebenwege, Fischer Verlag 1996.
- ^ a b John Green (May 23, 2007), Heinz Berggruen The Guardian.
- ^ Nicola Kuhn: "Vom Glück der Kunst" in: Der Tagesspiegel, 26 February 2007 (in German)
- ^ a b Heinz Berggruen The Times.
- ^ a b c d Riding, Alan (27 February 2007). "Heinz Berggruen, Influential Picasso Collector, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ISBN 9780520271302.
- ^ Heinz Berggruen (13 July 2004), Fridas Zeit und Zeuge Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ISBN 9780520224087.
heinz berggruen.
- ISBN 9781526608536.
- ^ a b Lesser, Casey (30 August 2016). "How a Passion for Paul Klee Inspired a Family's Art-World Legacy". Artsy. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ISBN 9780810912151.
- ISBN 9780520268418.
- ISBN 9782221238783.
- ISBN 9780275973742.
- ^ Germany Buys Berggruen Works
- ISBN 9781782832157.
- ^ Tully, Judd (12 May 1988). "SOTHEBY'S $7.5 MILLION WARHOL WEEKEND". The Washington Post.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ISBN 9780313303821.
- ^ "Berggruen Collection | Glossary | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ISBN 9780520226111.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Heinz Berggruen, 93; collector of 20th century art" Los Angeles Times.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "The Gallerist | International Council Museum Berggruen Berlin". www.icmuseumberggruen.de. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- JSTOR 23605405.
- ^ "Prize for Understanding and Tolerance | Jewish Museum Berlin". www.jmberlin.de. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees | Adelphi University". commencement.adelphi.edu. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ISBN 978-90-04-51028-9.
- JSTOR 40304282.
- ^ "Paul Klee's exhibition displays the work behind a pivotal moment". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ISBN 9781905559688.
- ^ Hanssen, Frederik (15 December 2017). "Ein Leben für die Bühne". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Durón, Maximilíano (7 November 2016). "San Francisco's John Berggruen Gallery Will Move to New Space in January". ARTnews. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Berlin, Berliner Morgenpost- (28 February 2007). "Merkel erweist Berggruen die letzte Ehre". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Ein Leben, das ein Kunstwerk war". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 3 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
- "Obituary: Heinz Berggruen". The Independent. UK. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2007.