Rudolf Zwirner

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Rudolf Zwirner
Born1933 (age 8990)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Art dealer and gallerist
Known forCo-founded the world's first art fair, Art Cologne
Spouse(s)Ursula Reppin (div. 1974/75)
Ursula ?
Dorothea
Children3, including David Zwirner
Parent Eberhard Zwirner  [ de ]

Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933) is a German art dealer and gallerist.

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Early life

He was born in 1933, the son of the phonetician Eberhard Zwirner  [ de ]. [1] His brother, Ruprecht Zwirner  [ de ] (1929–2010), was a doctor.

Career

Together with his wife Ursula Reppin, he opened his first gallery in Essen in 1959. [2] [3] [4] They opened a second gallery in Cologne in 1963. [2]

In 1967, he co-founded the world's first art fair, Art Cologne. [4]

Personal life

He was married to Ursula Reppin (born 1935, Breslau). [2] [3] They had a daughter, Esther, and a son David Zwirner is also an art dealer and gallerist. [2] [3] [4] They divorced in 1974 or 1975, when David was ten, and Zwirner remarried to another Ursula. [2]

He is now married to Dorothea, and they have a daughter, Louisa. [5]

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References

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