About

  • Mission

     Rutger Brandt Gallery was founded in 2015 by art historian Rutger Brandt, whose passion for the arts and extensive experience in the Dutch art world inspired him to establish the gallery.

     

    The gallery is dedicated to showcasing a dynamic and diverse program, featuring both emerging talents and internationally recognized artists. Through a multi-generational approach, we cultivate long-term relationships, support artists in their careers, and connect them with galleries and audiences beyond the Netherlands.

     

    What unites our artists, despite their varied disciplines and styles, is their commitment to socially engaged and narrative-driven art. Their work explores innovative forms of representation, revealing unexpected perspectives on everyday life and encouraging new ways of seeing the world.

     

    Our exhibition program is designed to be visually compelling, thought-provoking, and forward-thinking—sparking dialogue and inspiring reflection. Located in a spacious venue in the heart of Amsterdam’s vibrant city center, the gallery serves as a dynamic space for artistic exploration and exchange.

     

    Rutger Brandt Gallery was officially established in 2015. A few years earlier Galerie Brandt was founded and after moving to its present location merged into Rutger Brandt Gallery. The gallery participates in several art fairs in The Netherlands and abroad; The Armory Show, New York, USA, Untitled; Art, Miami, USA, Expo Chicago, USA, NADA, New York, USA, Art Toronto, Canada, Art Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and PAN Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We cooperates with like-minded galleries and art institutes throughout Europe and the USA and Asia.

     

     

    Opening hours during exhibitions: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12 – 5pm or by appointment.

  • Gallery fair practice code

    Brandt Gallery conforms to the Gallery Fair Practice Code. This code is a permanent condition for Dutch galleries to strengthen the position of the artist in relation to the gallery. This code was initiated by the Mondriaan Fund in cooperation with the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) and will officially be respected in Dutch galleries as of July 1, 2023. 

     

    In 2021, the Fair Practice Code became a fixed provision for the part of the cultural sector that is supported by public resources. The Mondriaan Fund supports the gallery sector in a number of ways, and therefore believes that it is important that the principles outlined in the Fair Practice Code are also self-evident in the gallery sector. As of July 1, 2023, the Gallery Fair Practice Code will become a permanent condition for galleries that want to offer the KunstKoop or receive a contribution for a foreign art fair. It is important to always apply the code and explain what it entails. The galleries are expected to publish the Code in full and in a prominent position on their website, alongside the declaration that they endorse the Code.

     

    The Code

     

    1. The gallery in question records in writing the relationship between the gallery and the artist, including agreements regarding the duration of the agreement, prices and any applicable discounts. Other matters that may be recorded in this document include: monitoring and evaluation of the agreements, both parties’ targets (e.g. regarding international visibility), the relationship with a second gallery, agreements regarding the settlement of any discounts, regarding commissions from third parties, or the settlement of other expenses such as for transport, photography, insurance or the construction of an exhibition. Model contracts are available on the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) website.
    2. The artist remains the owner of their work until the full amount is paid to the gallery, with the exception of secondary trading. This also applies in the case of gallery bankruptcy or attachment.
    3. The gallery shall transfer the full artist’s share of the sales price agreed with the customer within 60 days following the sale of the artist’s work, and provide the artist with the buyer’s name and address details, and a copy of the invoice.
    4. Unsold artworks in the charge of the gallery must always be returned to the artist within a month, if requested by the artist.
    5. The relationship between galleries may involve competition and rivalry, but in the case of different galleries representing the same artist, the galleries should in all respects remain loyal to the interests of the artist in question. If a gallery exclusively represents an artist, thereby acting as their ‘mother gallery’, and another gallery would like to organise an exhibition with this artist, the involved parties should make written agreements regarding the conditions under which the exhibition can be held (see appendix for a Dutch Gallery Association (NGA) model contract).
    6. The gallery is expected to be professional and competent, and to maintain this professionalism and competence.
    7. The gallery vouches for the authenticity of the work that they are selling.* In the case that a work is adjudged to be fake by a recognised independent party, the customer may return the work to the gallery owner and have the amount paid for the work refunded.
    8. A gallery states the following on their website: their objectives, programme, working method and the artists that they represent.
    9. A gallery is expected to act in accordance with the Fair Practice Code (fairpracticecode.nl), which includes an assurance against inappropriate behaviour at the gallery and elsewhere.

    *If desired, certificates of authenticity can be requested from the Dutch Gallery Association (NGA)

     

    To read more about the Mondrian Fund, please follow this link.