Galerie Peter Kilchmann

What Galerie Peter Kilchmann does

Galerie Peter Kilchmann is a privately held contemporary art gallery founded by Peter Kilchmann in Zurich in 1992 and operating across two Zurich locations (Zahnradstrasse 21 and Rämistrasse 33) and one Paris space (11-13 rue des Arquebusiers, Marais district). The firm is structured as two legal entities — Galerie Peter Kilchmann AG (Switzerland) and Galerie Peter Kilchmann SAS (France) — and represents an international roster of contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, video, film, and installation, including Francis Alÿs, Shirana Shahbazi, Teresa Margolles, Leiko Ikemura, Adrian Paci, Marc Bauer, and others. The core offering centers on artist representation and physical exhibitions, complemented by international art-fair participation (notably Art Basel), an online viewing room, a publications business (exhibition catalogs and monographs via the online store), and direct sales to collectors and institutions.

The underlying technology consists of standard gallery operations and exhibition-management infrastructure: a content-managed website (peterkilchmann.com), an online viewing room for artwork acquisition, an online store with e-commerce functionality, and social-media presence across Instagram, Facebook, and WeChat for collector outreach — there is no proprietary technology platform or AI capability. Distribution is omnichannel, combining physical gallery sales in Zurich and Paris, art-fair booths at major fairs (Art Basel), private treaty sales through inquiry-based relationships, and digital channels.

Revenue is generated entirely through commission-based artwork sales: the gallery takes a percentage of primary-market transactions on works by its represented artists, with pricing conducted privately on a quote/inquiry basis rather than publicly listed. The customer base is split between high-net-worth private collectors (the primary segment, acquiring for personal collections and investment) and museums and institutions (secondary, for collection development, exhibitions, and commissions). Marketing relies on the website, an email newsletter, active social channels, earned media in leading art publications (Artforum, Frieze, Art in America, ARTnews, Monopol, NZZ, Texte zur Kunst, Artpress), and art-fair presence.

Name

Galerie Peter Kilchmann

Legal name

Galerie Peter Kilchmann AG

Website

https://peterkilchmann.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Galerie Peter Kilchmann is a Zurich-founded contemporary art gallery (est. 1992) operating two Zurich spaces and one Paris space, representing internationally recognized artists such as Francis Alÿs and Teresa Margolles through exhibitions, art-fair participation, and private sales to collectors and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Artist representation
• Art exhibition services
• Art fair sales
• Artwork brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue from sale of contemporary artworks by represented artists to private collectors, institutions, and museums worldwide. Gallery earns commission on sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Galerie Peter Kilchmann is a contemporary art gallery that exhibits and sells painting, video, film, photography, installation, and sculpture. The gallery represents a roster of internationally recognized contemporary artists and operates physical exhibition spaces in Zurich (two locations) and Paris. It generates revenue by selling artworks to private collectors and institutions on a commission basis with its represented artists, participates in major international art fairs including Art Basel, and offers curatorial expertise, exhibition programming, and artist representation services.

Product overview

Galerie Peter Kilchmann is a contemporary art gallery operating as a unified gallery service with two physical locations in Zurich (Zahnradstrasse 21 and Rämistrasse 33) and one in Paris (11-13 rue des Arquebusiers). The gallery's product offering centers on Gallery Exhibitions—solo and group shows featuring represented artists—as the core service, complemented by participation in international Art Fairs such as Art Basel, an online Viewing Room for artwork acquisition, Publications including exhibition catalogs and artist monographs available through the online store, and Artist Representation services managing the careers of its roster of contemporary artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibitions Contemporary art exhibitions presented at gallery locations in Zurich (Zahnradstrasse 21 and Rämistrasse 33) and Paris (11-13 rue des Arquebusiers), featuring represented and invited artists in solo and group presentations.
• Art Fair Participation Participation in international art fairs, including Art Basel, providing the gallery's represented artists access to the global art market and major collector networks.
• Online Viewing Room Online viewing room for artworks available for acquisition, accessible through the gallery's website.
• Gallery Publications Gallery publications including exhibition catalogs, monographs, and artist books available through the online store.
• Artist Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Artists represented by gallery have works in major international museum collections including MoMA, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Guggenheim

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• International Galleries AllianceminorOthersMember of International Galleries Alliance, a consortium of independent galleries
• Comité des Galleries d'ArtminorOthersMember of Comité des Galleries d'Art (CPGA), French professional gallery association

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi: Berlin/Rome-based contemporary art gallery representing international conceptual and contemporary artists. Comparable European gallery positioning, roster size, and operational scale to Galerie Peter Kilchmann.
• Hauser & Wirth: Swiss-founded contemporary art gallery with multi-city locations (Zurich, London, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Somerset) and a comparable roster of internationally exhibited artists. Closest comparable in scale, founding-era legitimacy, and gallery-as-platform model.
• David Zwirner: Major New York/London/Paris/Hong Kong contemporary art gallery representing blue-chip international artists with comparable museum-grade roster and global art fair presence. Operates at substantially larger scale but with comparable business model and customer base.
• Sprüth Magers: Berlin/London/Los Angeles contemporary art gallery representing international artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. Comparable mid-tier positioning, roster composition, and exhibition programming model.
• Galleria Continua: Contemporary art gallery with locations in San Gimignano, Rome, Paris, Beijing, Les Moulins, Havana, and São Paulo. Comparable multi-city gallery model representing internationally exhibited contemporary artists.
• Pace Gallery: Global contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Geneva, and Los Angeles. Represents comparable roster of internationally exhibited contemporary artists including video, painting, and sculpture specialists.
• Galerie Eva Presenhuber: Zurich-based contemporary art gallery founded 2003 with a comparable European roster, multi-location presence, and focus on painting, sculpture, installation, and video. Most direct geographic and operational peer.
• Galerie Barbara Weiss: Berlin-based contemporary art gallery with comparable European roster and mid-tier positioning. Shares the traditional gallery model with private viewings, art fair participation, and institutional relationships.
• Esther Schipper: Berlin/Paris-based contemporary art gallery representing internationally exhibited conceptual and installation artists. Comparable European gallery model with museum-grade exhibition programming and biennale participation.

Broad incumbents

• Gagosian: Largest global contemporary art gallery network with 18+ locations. Operates in same customer and artist pool as Galerie Peter Kilchmann but at substantially larger scale, serving as the dominant incumbent in the segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GaleriePeterKilchmann
• Instagraminstagram.com/galeriepeterkilchmann

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Galerie Peter Kilchmann