1920
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The
Nierendorf brothers, Karl Nierendorf (18.4.1889 – 25.10.1947) and
Josef Nierendorf (19.8.1898 – 21.6.1949), start in Cologne with
art trade and exhibitions: „Nierendorf Köln Neue
Kunst“.
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1923
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Karl
Nierendorf takes over the „Graphische
Kabinett“ of J. B. Neumann in Berlin.
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1925
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Josef
Nierendorf relocates the gallery for one year from Cologne to Düsseldorf.
Karl Nierendorf establishes the gallery „Neumann-Nierendorf GmbH“
in Berlin and manages the gallery from 1926 to 1933 under this name
together with his brother Josef.
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1933
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In
September the reorganisation of the gallery to „Galerie Nierendorf
GmbH“ takes place.
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1936
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In
May Karl Nierendorf travels to the USA and sets up the „Nierendorf
gallery“ in New York in 1937 while Josef Nierendorf manages the
gallery in Berlin by himself.
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1938
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Josef
Nierendorf can organise exhibitions only until summer. He is given
notice to quit the rooms. Karl Nierendorf organises exhibitions
with German artists in New York.
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1939
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Josef
Nierendorf stores the stocks of the Berlin gallery in a small shop.
At the outbreak of World War II he is called up to the „Wehrmacht“
and therefore cancels the registration of his business. Karl Nierendorf
manages his gallery in New York until 1946 with increasing success
and acquires American citizenship.
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1946
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Karl
Nierendorf travels to Germany and other European countries while
his gallery is run by his employee.
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1947
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Karl
Nierendorf died without making a last will and testament and because
there were only German heirs, his gallery is closed and his estate is
confiscated by the state of New York.
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1948
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Already
in January the Guggenheim Museum buys the whole estate of Karl Nierendorf
for $ 72.000,--, including more than 150 works of art by Paul Klee.
The German heirs do not receive anything, because the whole proceeds
are balanced with liabilities and administrative costs.
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1949
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Josef
Nierendorf intends to start again with art trade in one of the rooms
of the bookshop of his wife in Berlin, but he dies on June 21, 1949.
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1955
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Florian
Karsch, the stepson of Josef Nierendorf sets up the gallery „Galerie
Meta Nierendorf“ under the name of his mother, together with Inge
Loewe, his future wife. According to the idea of Josef Nierendorf
he starts to trade in works of art and to organise exhibitions on
a regular basis in a small room of the bookstore.
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1963
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Florian
Karsch, the manager of the gallery, rents new rooms in the house
of „Hardenbergstraße 19“ and registers the company under the name
„Galerie Nierendorf“.
Up to now the gallery is located in this house.
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