Katrin Bellinger

Katrin Bellinger
BornOctober 1958 (age 66)
NationalityGerman
OccupationArt dealer
SpouseChristoph Henkel
Children2

Katrin Bellinger (born October 1958) is a London-based German art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings.

Early life

Katrin Bellinger was born in October 1958.[1] Her family owned a chain of department stores.[2]

Career

Bellinger is an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings.[3]

Bellinger was a partner at London art dealers Colnaghi for thirteen years, until the company was merged with Spanish gallery Coll & Cortez in 2015.[4] One of Bellinger’s primary roles was managing its art library and 225-foot archive, which she and her partner Konrad Bernheimer bought from Christoph Graf Douglas, the former head of Sotheby’s in Germany and the son-in-law of Rudolf August Oetker, whose company owned Colnaghi between Jacob Rothschild and Bernheimer.

In addition to her professional career in the arts, Bellinger assembled a private collection of more than 900 works, including paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures.[2] In 2001, she founded the Tavolozza Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Munich.[5]

In March 2016, Bellinger was appointed a trustee of the National Gallery, for four years, from 29 March 2016.[4]

Personal life

Bellinger resides in London, England and Dunton Hot Springs, Colorado, and is married to Christoph Henkel, a billionaire businessman.[3] They have two sons.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Katrin BELLINGER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 11 May 1992. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Pilar Viladas (August 17, 2015), A Master Collector Shows Us Her Impeccable Taste Town & Country.
  3. ^ a b "Katrin Bellinger: Master Collector". Townandcountrymag.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Prime Minister Appoints New National Gallery Trustees". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ^ About the Foundation Tavolozza Foundation, Munich.
  6. ^ Strouse, Jean (16 May 2017). "Look Inside a Sleek and Modern Mountain Home in the Colorado Rockies". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 16 September 2021.


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