Heinz Kisters
Heinz Kisters (* 1912 ; † 1977 in Kreuzlingen ) was a German entrepreneur, art dealer and art collector.
Life
Kisters was successful as an art dealer, selling to Konrad Adenauer , among others . He amassed an extensive art collection by old masters, which also contained works that could not be safely attributed. It is being continued by the "Heinz Kisters Foundation" in Kreuzlingen. The auction of a Tizian painting in 2011 caused a sensation on the art market .
The collection includes works by Sandro Botticelli , Lucas Cranach the Elder , Gerard David , Anton van Dyck , Jean Honoré Fragonard , Esteban Murillo , Peter Paul Rubens , Hans Schäufelein , Jan van Scorel , Bernardo Strozzi , Jacopo Tintoretto , Tiziano Vecellio , Diego Velázquez , Merten van Heemskerk and other masters. It is therefore an important private collection of old German, old Dutch and early Italian painting, the Venetian Cinquecento and Spanish painting of the 17th century.
literature
- Peter Strieder (arrangement), Heinz Kisters collection. Old German and Old Dutch paintings , catalog of the exhibition Nürnberg / Münster, Nürnberg 1963
- Heinz Kisters Collection , In: Kunstchronik Heft 8 , 1963 (catalog supplement)
- Oscar Sandner (arr.), Masterpieces of painting from private collections in the Lake Constance area . Catalog of the exhibition in Bregenz 1965
- Thomas Onken (arrangement), masterpieces from the Heinz Kisters collection , catalog of the exhibition in Kreuzlingen 1971
- Dieter Koepplin and T. Falk (arrangement), Lucas Cranach. Paintings, drawings and prints , catalog of the exhibition in Basel 1974
- Highly important pictures from the collection formed by the late Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, the property of Heinz Kisters, Esq. and others. Christie, Manson & Woods, London June 26th 1970.
- Sotheby's auction catalog, 19th Century European Paintings , Spring 2011
Web links
- Article on website Die Welt: The man who betrayed Adenauer
- Article on BBC News website: Titian Madonna and Child sells for record $ 16.9m
- The standard: Heinz Kisters. The man from whom Konrad Adenauer bought art
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Schoop (Red.), Museums and Collections in Thurgau In: Mitteilungen aus dem Thurgauisches Museum Issue 25, 1982 p. 44.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kisters, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art dealer and collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1912 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1977 |
| Place of death | Kreuzlingen |