Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

Ernst Beyeler

March 1, 2010 by Marion Maneker

(Credit: Rene and Elisabeth Bühler, via Agence France-Presse - Getty Images)

Ernst Beyeler died last week at the age of 88. The New York Times details the galleries beginnings:

Mr. Beyeler soon began buying undervalued Impressionist and modern works. In one of his biggest coups, he acquired, between 1959 and 1965, a trove of artworks from the Pittsburgh steel baron David G. Thompson, including 100 works by Klee, 90 by Giacometti and hundreds by Cézanne, Monet, Picasso, Braque, Matisse, Miró and others. In 1972 he acquired about 100 works by Kandinsky from the artist’s widow.

Picasso, an admirer of Mr. Beyeler’s catalogs, welcomed him as a visitor and allowed him free rein in selecting works to sell and exhibit. On his first visit, in 1966, he came away with 26 works, one of which, the 1932 painting “Le Sauvetage” (“The Rescue”), he kept for himself. It is now part of the Fondation Beyeler’s collection.

Ernst Beyeler, Top Dealer of Modernist Art, Dies at 88

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Global Cities Are Aging as Young Get Priced OutGlobal Cities Are Aging as Young Get Priced Out
  • What's in the Wildenstein Vault?What's in the Wildenstein Vault?
  • Treasure is Secret to Real Return; Why Black Buys ArtTreasure is Secret to Real Return; Why Black Buys Art
  • France Opens the Gates to Auction House Private SalesFrance Opens the Gates to Auction House Private Sales
  • Batoni, Venus Caressing Cupid (Christie's OM Preview)Batoni, Venus Caressing Cupid (Christie's OM Preview)
  • Susan Philipsz Wins Turner PrizeSusan Philipsz Wins Turner Prize

Filed Under: Retrospectives Tagged With: Ernst Beyeler

About Marion Maneker

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

Top Posts

  • Keith Haring’s 1989 Retrospect Comes to Sotheby’s London Prints Sale
  • Roy Lichtenstein’s Top Ten Auction Prices
  • Tony Podesta's Secret Art Buying
  • Norman Rockwell's Not Gay. But Is He a Great Artist?
  • David Hockney's $20m Pacific Coast Highway & Santa Monica
  • Four of Picasso's Women Valued at $28m Come to Christie's from Rose-Walters Collection
  • Christie's Announces $70m Picasso Self Portrait
  • How to Chant Like an Auctioneer
  • Basquiat's Last Girlfriend
  • Mark Rothko, Tamara de Lempicka, Mickalene Thomas to Star in Phillips London Evening Sale
  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor