Frankfurt's Stadel Museum and Wolfgang Wittrock receive the first Ernst von Siemens Award for Art and Trade

The Ernst von Siemens Award for Art and Trade worth 100,000 euros was presented for the first time on 13 March 2026 at the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht. The prize honours the Städel Museum in Frankfurt and the art dealer Wolfgang Wittrock for exemplary collaboration in a spirit of trust resulting in the purchase of Max Beckmann’s Self-Portrait with Champagne Glass (1919). It was an occasion to recall other significant acquisitions brokered by Wolfgang Wittrock, such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Potsdamer Platz (1914, Berliner Nationalgalerie) and Pablo Picasso’s Femme au violon (1910, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich). The new award understands and acknowledges the art trade as an important partner for museums and public collections. It recognizes outstanding cooperation between the museums