Eberhard W. Kornfeld


Eberhard W. Kornfeld 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.

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