Berggruen, Heinz

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role

Collector Dealer/Gallery

dates

1914-2007

city

San Francisco

state

CA

other cities

Paris, France; Berlin, Germany;

sex

M

historical notes

Art Dealer and Collector.

Jewish art collector who in the mid-1990s made a powerful gesture of reconciliation by moving his modern art collection to Berlin.

Bergruen's first wife was Lillian Zellerbach, and his second marriage was to was to the actress Bettina Moissi (daughter of German stage actor Alexander Moissi).

decades
of activity

1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010

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02/14/2025 10:12:23

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Artist file: Berggruen, Heinz; miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Curt Valentin papers, 1937-1955.	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	Gloria de Herrera papers, 1936-1996 (bulk 1947-1985).	see details...