"“Without him, the art history of the second half of the 20th century would have been written differently,” Galerie Bruno Bischofberger stated in the obituary it released over the weekend. “He never put himself in the limelight, but shaped and inspired numerous renowned artists, art collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts.”"
"In 1963, Bischofberger opened his first art galleries-one in the heart of Zurich, and another in the high Alpine resort town of St. Moritz, making him the first art dealer to set up shop in Switzerland's now very arty Engadine. Two years later, Bischofberger's Zurich space staged its first-ever showcase of American Pop Artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Swiss-born Claes OIdenburg, and Tom Wesselman. Exhibitions honoring talents like Gerhard Richter, Frank Stella, and Sol LeWitt soon followed."
"American virtuoso Andy Warhol had appeared in Bischofberger's seminal 1965 Pop art exhibition. But, the pair didn't meet in the flesh until the following year. Then, in 1968, “I tried to buy new paintings from him, but he declared to me that he would not make paintings any more,” Bischofberger wrote in “ Andy Warhol's Visual Memory” (2001)"
Bruno Bischofberger, a Swiss art historian, collector, and dealer, died at age 86. He championed Neo Expressionism and helped bring American artists to European audiences. He opened his first galleries in Zurich and St. Moritz in 1963, and his Zurich space soon presented American Pop artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and Tom Wesselman. Exhibitions followed for artists such as Gerhard Richter, Frank Stella, and Sol LeWitt. Andy Warhol appeared in a 1965 Pop art exhibition, and they met in person the next year. Bischofberger studied art history, archaeology, and folk art at the University of Zurich and later at Bonn and Munich. He was survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
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