VETTER BARSTOW
POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART
A.R. Penck
About us
Vetter Barstow are London-based art dealers and advisors with a specialist interest in post-war and contemporary art by established and critically acclaimed international artists. We provide expert advice on the buying and selling of works of art in both the primary and secondary market.
Britta Vetter has more than twenty five years of experience in the international art world and a specialist knowledge of Modern British, Post-War and Contemporary Art. Before starting the business with her partner Owen Barstow in 2016, Britta worked for pre-eminent London art dealers and galleries Simon Lee, Robert Sandelson, Gerard Faggionato and Bernard Jacobson Gallery. During this period, she has established close relationships with private collectors, museums and professionals across Europe and the USA advising on major international artists such as Bridget Riley, Georg Baselitz, Sam Francis, Robert Motherwell, Pierre Soulages and Andy Warhol. Britta holds a BA and MA in the History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
Owen D.L. Barstow trained as a sculptor at art school during the 1980s. He went on to study the History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, in the early 90s where he met his partner Britta Vetter. After completing his MA at The Courtauld, Owen worked on the final stages of the Grove Dictionary of Art. He remained in the world of journalism and publishing and has been involved in the production of some of the world’s best selling consumer drinks titles and, for a decade, he worked as a consultant to the luxury fine and rare spirits industry. Throughout this time, Owen has maintained a constant and deep interest in post-war and contemporary art, particularly in the art of the 1980s.