von Bartha is a pioneering gallery for contemporary and Modern art in Basel and Copenhagen. Established in 1970, it is one of the longest-running galleries of its kind. It is a home for artists and art lovers, and a place to explore 20th- and 21st-century art luminaries. Led by Stefan von Bartha and Hester Koper, the gallery empowers the voices of its visionary artists through its compelling program of exhibitions, events, publications, public commissions, and online presence.

von Bartha was founded by Margareta and Miklos von Bartha, whose expertise and strategic vision remain an integral part of the gallery’s DNA. With the support of Hungarian-Swiss art collector and dealer Carl László and being a constant at Art Basel’s premier art fairs since its inception, the gallery is recognized for discovering and building the careers of highly influential international artists.

von Bartha champions artists who carry on the modern tradition into the present, embrace imaginative expressions, and engage in critical discourses. The roster spans a diverse range of mediums, generations, and backgrounds. The family-run gallery boasts an international lineup featuring contemporary artists including Marina Adams, Olaf Breuning, Athene Galiciadis, Landon Metz, Felipe Mujica, Sarah Oppenheimer, Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Francisco Sierra, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Superflex, Claudia Wieser, and others, while supporting the further development of the practices of its steadfast artists such as Christian Andersson, Andrew Bick, Anna Dickinson, Terry Haggerty, Imi Knoebel, Bob & Roberta Smith, to name a few. The gallery‘s impact extends to placing significant artworks in private collections and cultural institutions, and realizing substantial public commissions. It continues to oversee the careers and estates of artists and movements such as Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Hungarian AvantGarde, Arte Madí / Arte Concreto, Olle Baertling, Marianne Eigenheer, Barry Flanagan, Fritz Glarner, Camille Graeser, Yves Laloy, Aurélie Nemours, and Gerhard von Graevenitz.

von Bartha is situated in Basel, famous for its world-class public institutions and private collections, on the tri-national border between France, Germany, and Switzerland. The 700-square-meter exhibition space is housed in a former garage reimagined by Swiss architects Lukas Voellmy and Chasper Schmidlin. The second gallery, located in Copenhagen, Scandinavia’s epicenter of design and gastronomy, occupies a historic lighthouse in the vibrant neighborhood of the Carlsberg City District. Both architecturally unique locations serve as iconic landmarks for the culturally inquisitive and their program s hold significant positions within the global art calendar.