TEFAF Maastricht 2026

Henze & Ketterer Gallery
Expressionism. Our Devotion since 1946

Founded in 1946, Galerie Henze & Ketterer celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2026, reflecting on a legacy built over three generations dedicated to art and renowned for professional expertise, commitment, and trust. The gallery’s presentation at TEFAF Maastricht 2026 provides a fitting occasion to celebrate eight decades of focused work in its key field of German Expressionism, guided by a strong foundation in art history and longstanding expertise in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, theBrücke artists, and their Expressionist contemporaries.

In 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, the legendary auctions held by gallery patron Roman Norbert Ketterer played a key role in reestablishing the value and esteem of modern art and contributed to the (re)entry of modern art into museums and collections, not only in Germany. Since 1954, R.N. Ketterer was the administrator of the estate of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, one of the largest and most important artist estates in the history of art. Today, his daughter, Ingeborg Henze-Ketterer, continues this tradition.

From 1970 onward, Ingeborg Henze-Ketterer and Dr. Wolfgang Henze—both art historians, with Wolfgang Henze being the son of the renowned art historian Dr. Anton Henze (Münster/Rome)— — expanded the gallery to include publications on Kirchner, the administration of his copyright, the co-organization of major museum exhibitions and, ultimately, the planning and construction of the Kirchner Museum in Davos (1992) and the Kunst-Depot Wichtrach/Bern (2004), both designed by internationally acclaimed architects Gigon/Guyer.

Today in its third generation, the gallery is co-directed by Dr. Alexandra Henze, a PhD art historian and specialist in the work of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. She contributes to the curation and scholarly support of international museum exhibitions, as well as to catalog essays and academic lectures on the artist's oeuvre.

Our presentation brings together a selection of paintings and works on paper by key figures the gallery has represented and promoted over decades—above all theBrückeartists: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, and Emil Nolde. The selection also includes works by other leading Expressionists such as Lyonel Feininger, George Grosz, and Christian Rohlfs.

We are honored to celebrate the gallery's 80th anniversary at TEFAF Maastricht 2026 in the company of colleagues, collectors, experts, and art lovers from across the globe.