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With ‘Kräfteströmungen – Brigitte & Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff’, Van Ham Art Estate is presenting the management of artists' estates in Berlin for the first time with an exhibition. From 24 September to 1 November 2025, a selection of metal sculptures and drawings by the artist duo will be presented at the new Van Ham representative office in Berlin, located in the heart of Charlottenburg. Curated by director Dr Renate Goldmann, the works form a complementary exhibition to the solo exhibition "Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff. Sculptures and Drawings 1946–1970," which is on display at the Berlinische Galerie. The opening reception, with an introduction by Dr. Thomas Köhler, director of the Berlinische Galerie, will take place on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 6 p.m. at Niebuhrstraße 1. Since December 2022, Van Ham Art Estate has been managing parts of the artistic estate of Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff on behalf of the Berlinische Galerie, Museum für Moderne Kunst.
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The presentation ‘Kräfteströmungen’ (Power Flows) with works by Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff focuses on the essential characteristics of the metal sculptures and paper works by the Berlin artist couple. In their works, they explore the interaction of mostly abstract bodies and tubes made of steel, brass, stone and wood. The references to nature and the cosmos and an intellectual understanding of the world are reflected in the titles. In addition to the sculptures, sculptural drawings by Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff are on display, revealing their different styles. Both worked together on sculptures, especially outdoor sculptures, but drew and painted watercolours separately.
Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff (1923–2011) and Martin Matschinsky (1921–2020) dated the beginning of their collaboration to 1955; from 1970 onwards, they signed their works under the joint name ‘Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff’. All works created prior to this date are attributed to Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff's oeuvre, as the artist had an independent body of work before the collaboration. In her early years, the young Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff met Hans Hartung and Antoine Pevsner in Paris and Henry Moore in Perry Green, Much Hadham, and developed her own modern form of abstraction and lyrical natural aesthetics. In 1949, she founded the ZEN 49 group in Munich with six other artists. After the Second World War, Martin Matschinsky first trained as an actor at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich and then became inspired by Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff to pursue modern art. Working with metal was a key feature of the couple's joint creative output, initially in Munich, then in Paris from the 1960s onwards, and finally in Berlin in the early 1970s, where they settled.
The iconic, monumental stainless steel sculptures by Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff feature prominently in many public spaces, even beyond Europe. On the occasion of Berlin's 750th anniversary in 1987, their most famous work, ‘Berlin,’ was erected on the central reservation of Tauentzienstraße at the EuropaCenter. Their sculpture ‘Dreiheit’ (1993) on the museum forecourt of the Berlinische Galerie became the landmark of the state museum. The oeuvre of the artist duo is one of the most significant independent contributions to post-war art in Germany and has gained international recognition. In 1959 and 1964, Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff took part in the documenta in Kassel and in 1962 in the Venice Biennale. They were invited to the EXPO in Montreal in 1967 and honoured with numerous exhibitions in Germany and internationally.
Exhibition
Kräfteströmungen – Brigitte & Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff
Exhibition dates
24th September to 1st November 2025
Vernissage
24th September 2025 at 6 p.m.
Markus Eisenbeis, Managing Director of VAN HAM, and Dr Renate Goldmann, Director of VAN HAM Art Estate
Introduction Dr Thomas Köhler, Director of the Berlinische Galerie, Museum of Modern Art
Exhibition venue
VAN HAM Representative Office Berlin
Niebuhrstraße 1
10629 Berlin
Opening hours
Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
You can find results for the artist on the art market in our artist database:
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Further information on Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff can be found here:
Official Website
Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff (1923–2011) and Martin Matschinsky (1921–2020) dated the beginning of their collaboration to 1955; from 1970 onwards, they signed their works under the joint name ‘Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff’. All works created prior to this date are attributed to Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff's oeuvre, as the artist had an independent body of work before the collaboration. In her early years, the young Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff met Hans Hartung and Antoine Pevsner in Paris and Henry Moore in Perry Green, Much Hadham, and developed her own modern form of abstraction and lyrical natural aesthetics. In 1949, she founded the ZEN 49 group in Munich with six other artists. After the Second World War, Martin Matschinsky first trained as an actor at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich and then became inspired by Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff to pursue modern art. Working with metal was a key feature of the couple's joint creative output, initially in Munich, then in Paris from the 1960s onwards, and finally in Berlin in the early 1970s, where they settled.
The iconic, monumental stainless steel sculptures by Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff feature prominently in many public spaces, even beyond Europe. On the occasion of Berlin's 750th anniversary in 1987, their most famous work, ‘Berlin,’ was erected on the central reservation of Tauentzienstraße at the EuropaCenter. Their sculpture ‘Dreiheit’ (1993) on the museum forecourt of the Berlinische Galerie became the landmark of the state museum. The oeuvre of the artist duo is one of the most significant independent contributions to post-war art in Germany and has gained international recognition. In 1959 and 1964, Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff took part in the documenta in Kassel and in 1962 in the Venice Biennale. They were invited to the EXPO in Montreal in 1967 and honoured with numerous exhibitions in Germany and internationally.
Exhibition
Kräfteströmungen – Brigitte & Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff
Exhibition dates
24th September to 1st November 2025
Vernissage
24th September 2025 at 6 p.m.
Markus Eisenbeis, Managing Director of VAN HAM, and Dr Renate Goldmann, Director of VAN HAM Art Estate
Introduction Dr Thomas Köhler, Director of the Berlinische Galerie, Museum of Modern Art
Exhibition venue
VAN HAM Representative Office Berlin
Niebuhrstraße 1
10629 Berlin
Opening hours
Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
You can find results for the artist on the art market in our artist database:
Auction Results
Further information on Brigitte and Martin Matschinsky-Denninghoff can be found here:
Official Website
