Frieder Burda
German art collector (1936–2019)
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- Frieder Burda (29 April 1936 – 14 July 2019, in Baden-Baden) was a German publisher, art collector and Honorary Citizen of Baden-Baden.
- Together with his older brother Franz and his younger brother Hubert, Burda grew up in Offenburg.
- Burda was trained in his father's business group.
- He spent several years in England and the United States before becoming a printer in Darmstadt.
- Burda died on 14 July 2019 in Baden-Baden at the age of 83.
Frieder Burda (29 April 1936 – 14 July 2019, in Baden-Baden) was a German publisher, art collector and Honorary Citizen of Baden-Baden.
Life
Born on 29 April 1936 in Gengenbach, Burda was the second son of publisher Franz Burda and his wife Aenne Burda (née Lemminger). Together with his older brother Franz and his younger brother Hubert, Burda grew up in Offenburg. After finishing school in Offenburg, Triberg and Switzerland, he completed a print and a publishing qualification. Burda was trained in his father's business group. Later he lived in France and became a magazine publisher. He spent several years in England and the United States before becoming a printer in Darmstadt. He developed his company into one of the leading commercial print foundries in Europe.
Burda died on 14 July 2019 in Baden-Baden at the age of 83.
Art collection
A major art collector, Burda bought his first work, a slashed red painting by Lucio Fontana, at Kassel's Documenta 4 in 1968. In building his collection, he took advice from art-historian friends, including Werner Spies, Götz Adriani and Jean-Louis Prat.
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