Legendary Swiss art historian, collector, and dealer Bruno Bischofberger, who championed the Neo Expressionist movement while bringing American artists to European audiences, died on Saturday at the age of 86. “Without him, the art history of the second half of the 20th century would have been written differently,” Galerie Bruno Bischofberger stated in the obituary it released over the weekend. “He never put himself in the limelight, but shaped and inspired numerous renowned artists, art collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts.” Bischofberger is survived by his wife of 55 years, Christina (also known as Yoyo), as well as his three daughters, one son, and 10 grandchildren. Born in 1940, Bischofberger hailed from a long line of “soldiers, doctors, dentists, politicians, and artists” who called the quaint Swiss mountain village of Appenzell home, according to a 2023 publication on the jewelry designs of his daughter Cora.…