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. Her family owned a chain of department stores.Pilar Viladas (August 17, 2015)
A Master Collector Shows Us Her Impeccable Taste
'' Town & Country''.

Career

Bellinger is an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings. Bellinger was a partner at London art dealers

Colnaghi Colnaghi is an art dealership in St James's, central London, England, which is the oldest commercial art gallery in the world, having been established in 1760. Foundation The business that became the Colnaghi gallery was established by Itali ...

for thirteen years, until the company was merged with Spanish gallery Coll & Cortez in 2015. One of Bellinger’s primary roles was managing its art library and 225-foot archive, which she and her partner

Konrad Bernheimer Konrad Otto Bernheimer (born 30 August 1950) is a German Venezuelan art dealer and collector. He is the chairman and owner of Bernheimer Fine Old Masters in Munich, and was the owner of Colnaghi in London. He sold Colnaghi to the Spanish dealers ...

bought from Christoph Graf Douglas, the former head of Sotheby’s in Germany and the son-in-law of

Rudolf August Oetker Rudolf August Oetker (20 September 1916 – 16 January 2007) was a German entrepreneur and former member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, Nazi Party, who became a billionaire running his private food company Oetker-Gruppe, fou ...

, 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. In 2001, she founded the Tavolozza Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Munich.About the Foundation
Tavolozza Foundation, Munich. In March 2016, Bellinger was appointed a trustee of the

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, for four years, from 29 March 2016.

Personal life

Bellinger resides in London, England and

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, and is married to

Christoph Henkel Christoph Henkel (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion. Early life Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in Düsseldorf, West German ...

, a billionaire businessman. They have two sons.

References

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