TEFAF Maastricht 2026

Galerie Henze & Ketterer
Expressionism. Our Devotion since 1946  

Founded in 1946, Galerie Henze & Ketterer 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. His daughter, Ingeborg Henze-Ketterer, and his son, Günther Ketterer (†), continued this tradition.

From 1970 onward, Ingeborg Henze-Ketterer and Dr. Wolfgang Henze — both art historians, with Dr. Wolfgang Henze being the son of the renowned art historian Dr. Anton Henze (Münster/Rome) — expanded the gallery, including 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 awarded 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 at our booth 503 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 George Grosz, Christian Rohlfs, and Lyonel Feininger.

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.