In order to bundle our know-how – with together more than 60 years of experience – and many new ideas for the future, we founded Galerie WOS in the summer of 2019. It is a merger of the two galleries Barr & Ochsner and Galerie Wahrenberger. The abbreviation stands for Daniel Wahrenberger, Claudius Ochsner and Thomas Schafflützel.

 

Daniel Wahrenberger founded Galerie Wahrenberger in Zurich in 1994. In his gallery he presented works of contemporary art. Claudius Ochsner and Thomas Schafflützel managed the gallery Barr & Ochsner GmbH, which was founded in Zurich and New York in 1997. The gallery was specialized in works of classical modern and contemporary art.

The focus of Galerie WOS is the connection between the 20th and 21st centuries; to show paintings, works on paper, sculptures and photographs, not as individual objects, but as the result of an art-historical development. Together we have more than 60 years of professional experience in the international art market with a focus on European 20th Century, American Post-War and Contemporary Art.

SERVICES

  • building & structuring your collection

  • managing your inventory

  • representation at auctions

  • neutral purchasing advice

  • estimates

  • certificates of authenticity

  • conservation & restoration

  • framing

  • loans to museums & exhibitions

  • art events