The Gurlitt Estate

The database THE GURLITT ESTATE provides access to the entire estate of Cornelius Gurlitt (1932–2014).

Rolf Nikolaus Cornelius Gurlitt (1932 – 2014), son of the German art-dealer, Hildebrand Gurlitt (1895 – 1956), passed away on 6 May 2014. Prior to his death, he had designated the Foundation of the Kunstmuseum Bern as his sole heir in his last will and testament (Cornelius Gurlitt bequest).

The story of the "Schwabing Art Trove" from 2010.

The Cornelius Gurlitt Legacy includes some 1,600 artworks. Little is known about the founder, who lived in seclusion, and one can only speculate on his motives in naming the Kunstmuseum Bern Foundation in his testament as sole beneficiary to his fortune.