Established in 1999 by Christophe Van de Weghe, Van de Weghe Fine Art is a secondary market gallery specializing in work by Modern, post-war and contemporary European and American artists. Over the past ten years, the gallery has garnered a strong reputation for historically focused exhibitions, beginning with Andy Warhol Works on Paper from the Early 60s and Andy Warhol Guns at the gallery's first townhouse space on 76th Street.
In 2001, we opened a 3500+ square foot space on 23rd Street in Chelsea with an inaugural exhibition of monumental sculpture by Frank Stella, Richard Serra, and Alexander Calder. Notable exhibitions at the Chelsea gallery, all accompanied by publications, included Richard Serra: Prop Sculptures 1969 - 1987; Bruce Nauman: Neons, Sculptures Drawing, with an essay by Robert Storr; Alexander Calder: A Modern Definition of Space, featuring an interview with Alexander S.C. Rower of the Calder Foundation ; Donald Judd Single Stacks, curated by Peter Ballantine with a catalogue essay by Richard Schiff; Ellsworth Kelly; Andy Warhol Dollar Signs, with a text by Trevor Fairbrother; Andy Warhol Self-Portraits, with an essay by Vincent Fremont; and Jean-Michel Basquiat Works on Paper, with contributions by Richard Marshall and Johnny Depp.
Other important exhibitions include Duane Hanson, whose estate the gallery represents; Warhol and Basquiat Collaborations; Keith Haring "Tarps" ; Jean Tinguely; and Frank Stella Paintings from the '60s.
In fall of 2008, we opened an additional gallery space in New York, at 1018 Madison Avenue. This historically land-marked building, notable for its black-and-white terrazzo created by Alexander Calder in 1970, has been home to some of New York's most respected galleries since the 1960s. We currently operate out of the Madison Avenue gallery exclusively.
Fairs are also an important part of our operation. We present annually at TEFAF Maastricht, The Pavilion of Art and Design, London, Berkley Square; FIAC, Paris, at the Grand Palais du Louvre; and Art Basel Miami Beach and have participated in Art Basel; Arte Fiere Bologna; the Palm Beach Art Fair, and ARCO Madrid.
Van de Weghe Fine Art has represented the Estate of Duane Hanson since 2005. In collaboration with the Institute fur Kulturaustausch, Tubingen, a major retrospective of Hanson's work is currently travelling in Europe. The exhibition is on view at Pavillon Paul Delouvier, Parc de la Villette, Paris, through August 15, 2010. In November of 2010, it will travel to the Burda Collection, Baden Baden. A catalogue raisonne of Hanson's work is currently in preparation.