Katrin Bellinger Explained

Katrin Bellinger
Nationality:German
Occupation:Art dealer
Spouse:Christoph Henkel
Children:2

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]

Notes and References

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