Hildy Beyeler
![Hildy Beyeler-Kunz (1922–2008), art collector, Beyeler Foundation, Fondation Beyeler, grave in the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Hildy_Beyeler-Kunz_%281922%E2%80%932008%29.jpg/220px-Hildy_Beyeler-Kunz_%281922%E2%80%932008%29.jpg)
Hilda "Hildy" Beyeler (born July 14, 1922 in Basel as Hilda Kunz; † July 18, 2008 in Riehen ) was a Swiss art collector .
Life
In 1948 she married Ernst Beyeler and supported him in setting up the art dealership Galerie Beyeler. She later built up the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen with him . Above all, she has brought together works of the "Classical Modernism". The collection was incorporated into a foundation in 1982 and has been presented in its own museum since 1997.
Together with her husband as well as Trudl Bruckner and Balz Hilt , Hildy Beyeler was one of the founders of Art Basel , which is now considered the world's largest art fair for contemporary art.
In 1997 she received the “Basler Stern” as a thank you for her work for the city.
literature
- The other collection. Homage to Ernst and Hildy Beyeler. Edited by the Beyeler Foundation, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7757-2022-9 .
- Paths of Modernity: The Beyeler Collection. Exhibition catalog, Neue Nationalgalerie April 30 - August 1, 1993. Edited by Angela Schneider. Ars Nicolai, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-89479-035-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hildy Beyeler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hildy Beyeler died , NZZ Online , July 20, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ Nicole Bröhan: Swiss art collectors and their passion. Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-85881-353-4 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Beyeler, Hildy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kunz, Hilda (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss art collector |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 2008 |
Place of death | Riehen |