Walter Bondy

Walter Bondy (28 December 1880 in Prague – 17 September 1940 in Toulon) was a German painter, art dealer, and critic, of Jewish ancestry; associated with the Berlin Secession.

He began his art dealing career there, when he purchased two paintings by Vincent van Gogh from a local pub owner, and sold them not long after.

He also wrote reviews for the magazine Kunst und Künstler, published by another one of his cousins, Bruno Cassirer.

In 1927, he started his own magazine, Die Kunstauktion (Art Auction), which later became the Weltkunst [de], where he served as editor until 1929.

From 1929 to 1936, he was on the supervisory board of his recently deceased father's company, in Vienna, then known as "Kabelfabrik und Drahtindustrie AG" (KDAG).

During the Battle of France, the local supply of insulin was affected and Bondy, who had been diabetic since he was a young man, was unable to have regular injections.