When Esther Woerdehoff started, 15 years ago, to expose photographs in
her apartment at Grossmünsterplatz 2 in Zurich, Switzerland, the address became
quickly an essential reference for contemporary photography. In short time, the
gallery, with its contemporary program, took an important place in the photography
milieu in Switzerland.

With the move of the Gallery Esther Woerdehoff to Paris, the artistic program
was widened. Since 1996, the gallery exposes on the one hand photography from
1930 to 1960. In addition, it grants a broad place to contemporary photography.
The repertory ignores voluntarily all borders between photography and art. Multi-
media art, photo collage and work of artists using painting in photography completes
the exhibition program.

The gallery has always attached a great importance to collaboration with museums
and institutions. Thanks to this engagement, the position at the international art
market has been reinforced for artists like Laurence Demaison, Loan Nguyen and
Matthias Koch.

Gallery Esther Woerdehoff also takes part in international fairs such as Art Basel,
Paris Photo, Aipad and Art Cologne. The gallery makes a point in presenting to
the public the close relation which can exist between traditional photography and contemporary art. In addition to the above-mentioned photographers, the last
editions have been marked by the works of artists as strong as Erwin Blumenfeld,
Diane Arbus, Sabine Dehnel, Barbara and Michael Leisgen, Chema Madoz and
Arthur Tress.

Esther Woerdehoff
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The gallery is member of:

The Association of International Photography Art Dealers

Comité professionnel
des galeries d'art