Huberty & Breyne

What Huberty & Breyne does

Huberty & Breyne is a privately held Belgian art gallery specializing in original comic strip art, known in the European market as the 9th Art (9e Art) or Bande Dessinée. Founded in approximately 1996 and registered as an SPRL (Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée) in Belgium, the gallery has operated for nearly 30 years as a reference point in its niche. It runs three physical gallery spaces — the Brussels Châtelain headquarters and two Paris locations on Avenue Matignon and Rue Chapon — complemented by an e-commerce online store and a virtual gallery tour feature. The underlying technology is Curator Studio, a third-party gallery management and e-commerce platform powering the website and storefront. The company is founder-owned, with no parent entity, subsidiaries, institutional investors, or external ownership interests disclosed.

The gallery's commercial core is the curation, authentication, and sale of original comic strip drawings, paintings, and illustrations by a roster of renowned artists and their estates, including Hergé, Franquin, Martin, Hubinon, Schuiten, Philippe Geluck, François Avril, Jean-Claude Götting, Loustal, Miles Hyman, and Christophe Chabouté. Huberty & Breyne holds the exclusive representation of Italian comic artist Milo Manara, which serves as a key differentiator. An archive of 11,889 catalogued artworks supports inventory depth. Beyond primary sales, the gallery commercializes a standalone Expertise and authentication service, monetizing its curatorial authority.

The business model is a traditional gallery model operating on a direct-to-consumer basis: one-time sales of authenticated original artworks, with pricing determined individually by work, artist, and provenance rather than through standardized tiers. The primary customer segment is private art collectors of original comic and illustration art. Distribution spans in-person viewing at the three gallery locations, an online store enabling international shipping, participation in art fairs, and ongoing curated exhibitions (with programming scheduled through 2026). Marketing relies on social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletter, exhibitions, and art fairs.

Name

Huberty & Breyne

Legal name

Huberty & Breyne, SPRL

Website

https://hubertybreyne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Huberty & Breyne is a privately held Belgian art gallery specializing in original comic strip art (9th Art), operating three gallery spaces in Brussels and Paris plus an online store, serving private collectors of authenticated works by renowned comic artists including Hergé and Milo Manara.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992), Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Art/Alternative/Underground Comics Publishing (MPAJAGAK), Comic Books & Graphic Novel Collectibles Retail (CRALAGAH)

Keywords

• Original comic art
• Bande dessinée gallery
• Illustration art dealer
• Art authentication services
• Comic strip collectibles

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Original Artwork Sales: Sale of original comic strip art and drawings by renowned artists. The gallery sells original works from their inventory both in-gallery and through their online e-commerce store.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Huberty & Breyne curates, authenticates, and sells original comic strip and illustration artworks (bande dessinée / 9th Art) through three physical galleries in Brussels and Paris and an online store. The gallery represents living artists exclusively (e.g., Milo Manara) and holds works by major historical comic creators including Hergé, Franquin, and Schuiten.

Product overview

Huberty & Breyne operates as a physical and digital art gallery specializing in original comic book art (Band Dessinée) and original illustrations. The company maintains physical gallery spaces in Brussels and Paris, complemented by an online store for e-commerce sales and virtual visit capabilities. The core offering centers on curating and selling original artworks from renowned comic artists, with supporting services including professional expertise/appraisal services. The gallery represents major artists including Milo Manara (exclusive representative), Hergé, Franquin, Martin, Hubinon, Schuiten, Philippe Geluck, François Avril, Jean-Claude Götting, Loustal, Miles Hyman, and Christophe Chabouté.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Galerie Huberty & Breyne — Brussels Châtelain Flagship physical gallery in Brussels (Châtelain district) exhibiting and selling original comic strip art and illustration works to collectors and visitors.
• Galerie Huberty & Breyne — Paris Matignon Physical gallery in Paris on or near Avenue Matignon exhibiting and selling original comic strip and illustration art to collectors.
• Galerie Huberty & Breyne — Paris Chapon Physical gallery in the Chapon area of Paris exhibiting and selling original comic strip and illustration art.
• Huberty & Breyne Online Store Online sales channel (hubertybreyne.com) listing original comic strip and illustration artworks for sale to collectors worldwide.
• Expertise and Authentication Service In-house curatorial expertise service offering authentication and appraisal of original comic strip and illustration artworks, supporting collector purchase decisions and provenance assurance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Milo ManaracoreOthersExclusive representation of Milo Manara, the renowned Italian comic artist, making Huberty & Breyne the exclusive representative for his original works.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Auctions: US-based auction house running major original comic art auctions, competing for blue-chip comic original inventory and international collectors.
• Artcurial: Major Paris-based auction house that regularly holds Bande Dessinée and original comic art sales, competing with H&B for both inventory and high-end collector transactions.
• Sotheby's: Global auction house with comics and illustration sales that include European BD originals, providing an alternative liquidity channel for the same collector pool H&B serves.
• Christie's: Global auction house with dedicated comics and illustration sessions (including Franco-Belgian BD originals), competing with H&B at the top of the collector market.

Emerging players

• Catawiki: Online curated marketplace with dedicated comics and original art auctions reaching European collectors, providing a lower-friction digital alternative to traditional BD galleries.

Regional players

• Dupuis: Major Franco-Belgian BD publisher with adjacent activity in original art exhibitions and licensing of its artists' works, sitting at the supply-side ecosystem H&B draws from.
• Dargaud: Leading Franco-Belgian BD publisher (Astérix, Lucky Luke) whose author estates and original art licensing interact with H&B's sourcing and exhibition activities in the same regional BD ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Daniel Maghen: Paris-based gallery specializing in original comic book art and Bande Dessinée illustrations, directly competing with Huberty & Breyne for the same Franco-Belgian BD collector base.
• Galerie Glénat: Paris gallery affiliated with Éditions Glénat (major BD publisher) that exhibits and sells original BD artwork, overlapping directly with H&B's artist base and collector audience.
• Galerie 9e Art: Paris gallery specialized in original 9th Art (BD) works, with overlapping artist roster and direct competition for collector relationships in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6axLeiQSV4k6I4KgT7wFkw
• Facebookfacebook.com/HubertyBreyne
• Instagraminstagram.com/hubertybreyne
• Xx.com/HubertyBreyne

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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