Bruno Bischofberger, a Swiss art dealer and collector, died on May 9, 2026.
He was born in 1940 in Zürich and studied art history, archaeology and ethnography at the University of Zurich, with further studies at the universities of Bonn and Munich. Bischofberger opened his first gallery in 1963 on Pelikanstrasse in Zurich, then known as City-Galerie.
In 1965, he hosted his first exhibition of Pop Art, showing works by Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Claes Oldenburg and Jasper Johns. He lived near Zurich with his wife, Christina, known as Yoyo, and their four children.
Bruno Bischofberger, 86, Swiss art dealer. (death announced on this date)