Andre Van Hese is a contemporary and classic art dealer and is the owner and curator of Diplomat Treasures International gallery.   Andre, the son of a diplomat grew up living in countries all over the world and was exposed to their culture and art at a very young age. He acquired his first painting when he was 6 years old and his first coin from his grandmother when he was 7. He has been collecting all his life and the gallery grew out of his passion for art. The gallery is also called the Iconic Art Gallery because Andre has specialized and developed an expertise as well as a passion in collecting and selling large numbers of Russian and Greek icons over the years.

Andre and Michael met when Andre was in Toronto, Canada at an exhibition of Michaels work in what was then the Kinsman Robinson Gallery. He became passionate about Michaels paintings immediately and asked Michael to work with him and join the gallery as one of their artists. In the future Michael and Andre have planned exhibitions together such as in the gallery in the fall of 2023 and at Art Basel and Basel Miami in the years to come.

The gallery has an eclectic collection of modern paintings including hyper realism, graffiti art, classic paintings, original and limited editions, ranging from urban prints to Chinese jades, Japanese Netsuke and  Okimono, Chinese jades and ceramics, coins, as well as Orthodox icons that have been lovingly sourced from collectors around the world. Diplomat Treasures International, as the name suggests, is the creation of a large collection of paintings and wonderful objects that have been passionately collected over time. Andre Van Hese’s curatorial savvy as a collector is not just based on passion, it is also based on his accumulated lifetime knowledge from his travels and hands on approach to collecting that only a collector with a vast amount of experience, obtained over many years, could accumulate.

The gallery is situated within the famous Alfies Antiques Market on Church Street in Marylebone, in a walking district of North London and is open to anyone from collector or those simply wishing to browse. It is open from 10AM – 6PM Tuesday to Saturday.

Email: info@iconicartgallery.com

Phone, 44-2076037xxx

Address, Alfies Antique Market,2nd floor Stands 40-48,

13-25 Church Street Marylebone, London, NW8 8DT, England