Galerie Kornfeld - Bern

12/09/2026

11/09/2026

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Friday 11 September – still quite in the house but the auction continues.

We’ll start with the «Friendships – Amitiés. Works from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection»

2pm to 2.50pm Lot 1-50

Followed straight away by the «150 Selected Works of Art»

3pm to 6pm Lot 51-200

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

10/09/2026

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We are ready for the auction!

This year, we are offering a total of 883 lots at the live auctions taking place on 10 and 11 September 2026.

On Thursday 10 September auction begins with the catalogue of «Art from Six Centuries»

9.30 am to 12.00 pm Lots 201–417
1.30 pm to 5.15 pm Lots 629–693

In the evening, we continue with «Käthe Kollwitz – Masterpieces from the Gudrun and Martin Fritsch Collection»

6.30 pm Lots 901–930

And straight after that, the« Illustrated Books and Portfolios from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection»

7.00 pm Lots 801–900

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

09/09/2026

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Last day of the AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

08/09/2026

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Käthe Kollwitz – Masterpieces from the Fritsch Collection

Lot 907
Käthe Kollwitz
Selbstbildnis am Fenster
Circa 1900, Indian ink and watercolour on Richard de Bas laid paper

Lot 914
Käthe Kollwitz
Selbstbildnis nach links
1901, Colour lithograph on thin Japan paper

Lot 903
Käthe Kollwitz
Selbstbildnis, en face (recto) -
Selbstbildnis (verso)
Circa 1892, Indian ink and pencil on paper, with areas in watercolour on very heavy wove paper

Lot 916
Käthe Kollwitz
Tod, Frau und Kind
Circa 1910, Charcoal, partially smudged, on beige MBM laid paper

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

07/09/2026

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Illustrated Books and Portfolios from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection

Lot 811
Mappenwerk, SEMA-Mappe
Munich, Delphin Verlag, 1912
Portfolio with title page, text page, table of contents, prospectus and 15 lithographs by various artists, each on laid paper

Lot 835
Bauhaus
Postkarten zur Bauhausausstellung, 1923, 20 Lithographs on postcards

Lot 808
Pierre Bonnard
Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris
Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1899
1899, Colour lithograph on china paper (title page) and a series of 12 colour lithographs on imitation Japan paper

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

06/09/2026

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Friendships - Amitiés
Works from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection

Lot 39
Sam Francis
Blue Balls IV
1960, Oil on canvas

Lot 37
Diego Giacometti
Chat maître d'hôtel
1961-1967, Bronze

Lot 34
Alfred Jensen
The Journey of Time, Per 2
1960, Oil on canvas

Lot 33
Serge Poliakoff
Composition abstraite
1957, Oil on canvas

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

05/09/2026

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Art from Six Centuries

Lot 251
Marc Chagall
La flûte enchantée, 1967
Colour lithograph on Arches wove paper with watermark

Lot 298
Augusto Giacometti
Weisse Blumen auf grünem Grund
circa 1900, Watercolour over pencil drawing on heavy wove paper

Lot 21
Joan Miró
Le rebelle, 1967, Etching, aquatint and carborundum on wove paper

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

04/09/2026

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150 Selected Artworks

The auction will take place on Friday 9 September 2026 from 3 pm

Lot 145
Henri Matisse
Étude d'une femme endormie "La Dormeuse", Nice, December 1941, Charcoal on Arches wove paper with watermark

Lot 110
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Windmühle (Die Windmühle bei Moritzburg), 1910, Oil on canvas

Lot 150
Edvard Munch
Madonna - Liebendes Weib - Woman Making Love, 1895-1902
Colour lithograph in black, rust red, blue and olive green on very thin Japan paper

Lot 71
Alexander Calder
Telephone Pole, Standing Mobile, Circa 1948, Sheet iron and iron wire, painted in white, red and black

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864

03/09/2026

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We are delighted to welcome you at the auction preview.

This year, we are offering a total of 883 lots at the live auctions taking place on 10 and 11 September 2026.
In addition to the catalogues «150 Selected Works of Art» and «Art from Six Centuries», three special catalogues have been published this year: «Friendships – Amitiés. Works from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection», «Illustrated Books and Portfolios from the Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection» and «Käthe Kollwitz – Masterpieces from the Gudrun and Martin Fritsch Collection». All catalogues are now available «online».

AUCTION PREVIEW

KORNFELD BERN, Laupenstrasse 41
Thursday 3 September - Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 10am – 5pm

Kennerschaft und Tradition seit 1864
Excellence and Expertise since 1864
Tradition et Expertise depuis 1864