Top 60 Best Art Dealers & Galleries - Past & Present
"Art is a lie that helps us understand the truth." - Picasso.
An ART DEALER is a person or company that buys and sells works of art. Art dealers' professional associations serve to set high standards for accreditation or membership and to support art exhibitions and shows.
An art dealer typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationships with collectors and museums whose interests are likely to match the work of the represented artists. Some dealers are able to anticipate market trends, while some prominent dealers may be able to influence the taste of the market. Many dealers specialize in a particular style, period, or region. They often travel internationally, frequenting exhibitions, auctions, and artists' studios looking for good buys, little-known treasures, and exciting new works. When dealers buy works of art, they resell them either in their galleries or directly to collectors. Those who deal in contemporary art usually exhibit artists' works in their galleries, and take a percentage of the price the works sell for.
Art dealers often study the history of art before entering on their careers. Related careers that often cross-over include curators of museums and art auction firms are industry-related careers. Gallery owners who do not succeed may seek to work for more successful galleries. Others pursue careers as art critics, academics, curators of museums or auction houses, or practicing artists.
Dealers have to understand the business side of the art world. They keep up with trends in the market and are knowledgeable about the style of art people want to buy. They figure out how much they should pay for a piece and then estimate the resale price. They are also often passionate and knowledgeable about art. Those who deal with contemporary art promote new artists, creating a market for the artists' works and securing financial success for themselves. The art world is subject to economic booms and bust just like any other market. Art dealers must be economically conscious in order to maintain their livelihoods. The mark ups of art work must be carefully monitored. If prices and profits are too large, then investments may be devalued should an overstock or economic downturn occur.
To determine an artwork's value, dealers inspect the objects or paintings closely, and compare the fine details with similar pieces. Some dealers with many years of experience learn to identify unsigned works by examining stylistic features such as brush strokes, color, form. They recognize the styles of different periods and individual artists. Often art dealers are able to distinguish authentic works from forgeries (although even dealers are sometimes fooled).
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- $1B feud involving Leonardo's 'Salvator Mundi' reveals dark side of the art world - "It is the biggest legal fight the art world has ever witnessed: a Russian oligarch, who claims he was ripped off buying multi-million-dollar masterpieces, versus a Swiss art dealer who says it was just business."
- 10th Street galleries - was a collective term for the co-operative galleries that operated mainly in the East Village on the east side of Manhattan, in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. The galleries were artist run and generally operated on very low budgets, often without any staff. Some artists became members of more than one gallery. The 10th Street galleries were an avant-garde alternative to the Madison Avenue and 57th Street galleries that were both conservative and highly selective.
- 100 Of The World’s Top Art Galleries (Listed By Country) - "A Complete Guide To The World’s Best Art Galleries."
- 291 (art gallery) - commonly known name for an internationally noted art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally known as the "Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession", the gallery was created and managed by photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
- 2020 Top 200 Collectors - "Collecting the Future." ARTNews.
- A Cautionary Tale of the World’s Superrich Blowing Millions on Art - Bloomberg.
- Alexander Iolas - (1907-1987). Was a Greek gallerist and collector. He owned galleries in the United States and Europe and contributed in many private and public art collections. Alexander Iolas represented many artists in his galleries, among them Andy Warhol, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Roberto Matta, Ed Ruscha, Jean Tinguely, Joseph Cornell, Yves Klein, Jannis Kounellis, Takis, Victor Brauner, Jules Olitski, and Niki de Saint-Phalle. In promoting work that initially found few to favor it, he was able to reassure potential clients with his irresistible and often mischievous charm, dazzle them with his flamboyant personality and often sensational mode of dress.
- Alfred Flechtheim - (1878-1937). "Art dealer of the avantgarde." German art dealer, art collector, journalist and publisher.
- Ambroise Vollard - (1866-1939). One of the most important dealers in French modern art at end-19th and early twentieth century. He had his portrait painted by so many artists that Picasso said "The most beautiful woman who ever lived has never had her portrait painted, drawn, or engraved any oftener than Vollard".
- AndrÉ Level - (1863-1947). Un homme d'affaires et collectionneur français qui s'est illustré en constituant la première collection d'art moderne français.
- Andrew Crispo, Disgraced Manhattan Gallery Owner, Dies at 78 - "His fall from the pinnacle of the New York art world involved murder, torture, tax evasion, extortion and two terms in prison."
- Andy Warhol: Campbell’s Soup Cans - Andy Warhol’s Soup Cans have become synonymous with the Pop art movement, and are responsible for propelling Warhol into a celebrated career in fine art from his day job as a comic illustrator. The motif made its debut in 1962 when Warhol mounted his first solo show featuring 32 canvases painted with Campbell’s Soup Cans - one for each flavor the company sold at the time.
- Art Capital Group | Art Financing Company | Art Backed Loans - since 1999. "Art Capital Group was the first independent specialty art finance firm in the marketplace, and has underwritten over $5 billion in art-backed loans."
- Art dealer - Wikipedia.
- ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - founded 1962. The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) is a non-profit membership organization of the nation's leading galleries in the fine arts.
- ART GRAILS$ - since 2021. "ArtGrails is a highly anticipated standalone NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) Platform founded by Celebrity Art Dealer and Manager, Avery Andon, in partnership with his brother / longtime client, Street Artist Alec Monopoly and veteran web developer Seth Lowell. Each release on ArtGrails is curated, with a focus on unique and iconic NFT 'grails'."
- Art valuation - Wikipedia.
- Arthur Brand: ‘I never give up informants - they will shoot you dead’ - "The ‘Indiana Jones of the art world’ on receiving that stolen Van Gogh, how he gains the trust of criminals and police, and how he got into his unusual career."
- ASK ART - "AskART is an online database containing close to 300,000 artists, with information ranging from biographies to auction records. At the time of our Internet debut in year 2000, we focused on American artists; however, in 2008, we expanded our coverage to include international records."
- ARTNET - since 1989. "The Art World Online." Artnet is the place to buy, sell and research fine art online. The Price Database offers the most comprehensive archive of auction results in the world. Host to over 10 million results spanning over 30 years, including a total of over 1,700 auction houses and 320,000 artists, every lot is catalogued, translated, and edited by a team of multilingual specialists. The database is a valuation tool used by appraisers, dealers, and collectors, allowing users to make informed decisions about buying or selling art.
- Bernard Berenson - (1865-1959). American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. Recent research has cast doubt on some of his authentications, which may have been influenced by the exceptionally high commissions paid to him.
- Bernheim-Jeune - (1863-2018). One of the oldest art galleries in Paris. Opened on Rue Laffitte in 1863 by Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), friend of Delacroix, Corot and Courbet, it changed location a few times before settling on Avenue Matignon. It is still managed by members of the same family. The gallery promoted realists, Barbizon school paintings and, in 1874, the first impressionist and later post-impressionist painters.
- Berthe Weill - (1865-1951). Was a French art dealer who played a vital role in the creation of the market for twentieth-century art with the manifestation of the Parisian Avant-Garde. She may be credited with producing the first sales in Paris for Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse and with providing Amedeo Modigliani with the only solo exhibition in his lifetime.
- Bodley Gallery - was a prominent art gallery in New York City, United States, from the late 1940s through the early 1980s. The Bodley specialized in contemporary and modern art. Several of Andy Warhol's earliest exhibitions in New York were at the Bodley during the 1950s, starting with two in 1956. David Mann, the Bodley's director, had previously been manager of the Hugo Gallery, assistant to director Alexander Iolas, when the Hugo mounted Warhol's first solo exhibition in 1952.
- Buchholz Gallery - (1937–1955). Widely respected as one of the most astute dealers in modern art, Valentin organized influential exhibitions and attracted major artists to his gallery. His enthusiasm for sculpture is revealed by the artists and exhibitions he selected. New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Buying Art Doesn’t Have to Be Intimidating: Yes, There’s an App - The New York Times.
- Carfax Gallery - (1898 - late 1920's). "Founded in 1898 in Ryder Street, Mayfair the gallery was originally known as Carfax and Co. By 1906 it had changed locations to nearby Bury Street where it was to remain for two decades or so of its existence. The founder of the gallery is considered to be William Rothenstein, artist, teacher and energetic art social worker."
- Catalogue raisonnÉ - comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known artworks by an artist either in a particular medium or all media. The works are described in such a way that they may be reliably identified by third parties.
- Chenil Gallery - (1906-1927). The original Chenil Gallery was an old Georgian house situated between Chelsea Town Hall and the Six Bells Public-House located at 183a King’s Road Chelsea and known as Charles Chenil & Co. Ltd. It has also been suggested that the dealership operated largely for the benefit of Augustus John who sold many of his paintings through the Chenil. Indeed it is known that John had a large studio in the rear garden of the gallery and executed many of his Canadian World War I pictures there.
- Clovis Sagot - (?-1913). Considered to be the first promoter of Cubist works, forestalling Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler by several years. He was also known for being Pablo Picasso’s first regular patron.
- CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY - Wikipedia.
- Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler - (1884-1979). German-born art historian, art collector, and one of the premier French art dealers of the 20th century. He became prominent as an art gallery owner in Paris beginning in 1907. Best-known for his early espousal of Cubism and his long, intimate association with Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and also exclusively represented Georges Braque, and Juan Gris.
- Daniel Wildenstein - (1917-2001). Renowned art dealer, historian and a leading owner-breeder of thoroughbred race horses. He was the third member of the family to preside over Wildenstein & Co., one of the most successful and influential art-dealerships of the 20th Century. He was once described as "probably the richest and most powerful art dealer on earth".
- David Nahmad - Lebanese billionaire and former fine art dealer. He is a descendant of a Syrian Jewish art family residing in Monaco.
- Digital NFT Art Is Booming - But at What Cost? - TIME Magazine.
- Driven to Abstraction: the inside story of a $60m art forgery hoax - "For 15 years, one of New York’s most prestigious art galleries, Knoedler & Company, sold forged paintings - a new film explores how the art world fell for it."
- Duits Ltd. - (1920-1985). London art gallery in Jermyn Street dealing in Old Master paintings.
- Ernst Beyeler - (1921-2010). Was a Swiss art dealer and collector, who became "Europe’s pre-eminent dealer in modern art", according to The New York Times, and "the greatest art dealer since the war", according to The Daily Telegraph. In 1982, he and his wife founded the Beyeler Foundation to show his private collection, which on his death was valued at US$1.85 billion.
- Europe’s 10 Most Respected Art Dealers - artnet News.
- FADA | FINE ART DEALERS ASSOCIATION - since 1990. "Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) has a national/international membership of art dealers dedicated to promoting the highest degree of professionalism, scholarship and integrity and to offering quality works of art whose authenticity is carefully researched. Browse the FADA.org website to buy, sell and search artworks through our member dealers' inventory."
- F for Fake - 1973 docudrama film co-written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles who worked on the film alongside François Reichenbach, Oja Kodar, and Gary Graver. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory's recounting of his career as a professional art forger; de Hory's story serves as the backdrop for a meandering investigation of the natures of authorship and authenticity, as well as the basis of the value of art.
- F. Kleinberger Galleries - (1848–1973). Founded in Paris by Franz Kleinberger in 1848, the firm was a promoter and importer of European paintings to the United States. By 1913, Kleinberger was exhibiting at its gallery on lower Fifth Avenue, near to Duveen Gallery.
- Ferus Gallery - was a contemporary art gallery operating from 1957-1966. In 1957 it was located at 736-A North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. In July 1962, Andy Warhol: Campbell's Soup Cans was Andy Warhol's first solo pop art exhibition and the first exhibition of the Soup Cans. Five of the canvases sold for $100 each, but Irving Blum bought them back to keep the set intact and bought the 32 paintings for $1000.
- France's highest court orders retrial of art-dealing Wildenstein family - "Guy Wildenstein and others face new trial after court annuls 2018 tax fraud acquittal."
- galerie du Dragon - (1955-1995). Founded in 1955 and always at the location of 19, rue du Dragon in Paris this galerie is together with galerie Denise Rene one of the grand old institutions in the Parisian art scene. For over 40 years they were representing modern artist like Matta and Carelman.
- Gallery Hopes to Sell Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Sculpture for US$4 Million - The New York Times.
- Georges Petit - (1856-1920). Was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists.
- Global GALLERY GUIDES - "Galleries around the World." Links to 22,000+ galleries around the world by The Saatchi Gallery.
- Guggenheim Jeune - named after Peggy Guggenheim's (1898–1979) first gallery which opened at 30 Cork Street in London, in January 1938.
- Have Art Auctions Become ‘Must-See TV’? - "Teleprompter! Makeup! Auction houses no longer play exclusively to the art world as viewers flock to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok to see how the one percent spends. The big three auction houses have since hired production companies and added more channels, transforming these events into what Stewart of Sotheby's calls 'must-see TV,' borrowing the famous advertising slogan from NBC."
- ‘He’s sabotaged his entire life for greed’: the $86m rise & fall of Inigo Philbrick - "With galleries in Mayfair and Miami, a Made in Chelsea romance, and art-world backing, this young art dealer looked like he had it made. So how has he ended up in prison?"
- Heiner Friedrich - (1938-). Art dealer and collector of minimal art and conceptual art. In 1972 he moved to a space in New York City at 141 Wooster Street in SoHo. The last exhibition there was Walter De Maria and The New York Earth Room.
- Heinz Berggruen - (1914-2007). Was a German and American art dealer and collector who sold 165 works of art to the German federal government to form the core of the Berggruen Museum in Berlin, Germany.
- Heir to art-dealing estate in court in major French fraud trial - Guy Wildenstein faces charges that he hid his fortune in offshore tax havens and a demand for £475m in back taxes.
- Her super rich clients trust her with millions of dollars - "The people making million-dollar art deals for the super rich."
- Hildebrand Gurlitt - (1895-1956). Was a German art dealer and art historian who traded in "degenerate art" during the Nazi era. His collection of 1,406 works (by Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, among others) was confiscated in 2012 by Bavarian authorities from the apartment of his son, Cornelius Gurlitt.
- HOW ONE COMPANY TOOK OVER THE NFT TRADE - "The NFT gold rush made OpenSea into a $13 billion company - but can it stay on top?"
- Hugo Gallery - was a New York City gallery, founded by Robert Rothschild, Elizabeth Arden and Maria dei Principi Ruspoli Hugo between 1945 and 1955 and operated by Alexander Iolas. The Hugo gallery was initially on East 55th Street and Madison Avenue. In 1952, Andy Warhol had his first solo exhibition at the Hugo Gallery named "Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote" (June 16 – July 3, 1952).
- ID-Art mobile app - Interpol - "Our first-ever app, called ID-Art, uses cutting-edge image-recognition software to help identify stolen cultural property, reduce illicit trafficking, and increase the chances of recovering stolen items."
- ‘Indiana Jones of art world’ recovers stolen Van Gogh painting - "Dutch art detective traces lost artwork seized from museum near Amsterdam during Covid lockdown."
- Jacques Goudstikker - (1897-1940). Was a Jewish Dutch art dealer who fled the Netherlands when it was invaded by Nazi Germany during World War II, leaving three furnished properties and an extensive and significant art collection including over 1200 paintings, many of which had been previously catalogued as 'Old Masters'. The entire collection, which had been surveyed by Hermann Goering himself, was subsequently looted by the Nazis. Between the two World Wars, Jacques Goudstikker had been the most important Dutch dealer of Old Master paintings.
- Jacques Seligmann & Company - (1880-1978). Was a French and American art dealer and gallery specializing in decorative art and antiques. It is considered one of the foremost dealers and galleries in fostering appreciation for the collecting of contemporary European art.
- Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky - (1710-1775). Prussian merchant with a successful trade in trinkets, silk, taft, porcelain, grain and bills of exchange. Moreover, he acted as a diplomat and important art dealer. His paintings formed the basis and the beginning of the collection in the Hermitage Museum.
- Jos Hessel - (1859-1942). French art collector & art dealer.
- Joseph Duveen - (1869-1939). British art dealer, considered one of the most influential art dealers of all time. His success is famously attributed to noticing that "Europe has a great deal of art, and America has a great deal of money." He made his fortune by buying works of art from declining European aristocrats and selling them to the millionaires of the United States.
- Julien Levy - (1906–1981). Was an art dealer and owner of Julien Levy Gallery in New York City, important as a venue for Surrealists, avante-garde artists and American photographers in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Karl Haberstock - (1878-1956). Was a Berlin art dealer who trafficked in Nazi-looted art. Haberstock's name appears 60 times in the Art Looting Investigation Unit (ALIU) Reports 1945–1946 and ALIU Red Flag Names List and Index. Among Haberstock's many spoliation activities documented by the ALIU was the aryanization, with the assistance of Baron von Poellnitz and Roger Louis Adolphe Dequoy, of the Wildenstein firm which then continued to trade.
- Katherine Sophie Dreier - (1877-1952). Was an American artist, lecturer, patron of the arts and social reformer. Dreier developed an interest in art at a young age and was afforded the opportunity of studying art in the United States and in Europe due to her parents' wealth and progressive attitudes. She was most influenced by modern art, particularly by her friend Marcel Duchamp, and due to her frustration with the poor reception that the works received, she became a supporter of other artists. She was co-founder of the Society of Independent Artists and the SociÉtÉ Anonyme, which had the first permanent collection of modern art, representing 175 artists and more than 800 works of art.
- Knoedler & Co. - (1846-2011). "Art dealership in New York City founded in 1846. When it closed in 2011, amid lawsuits for fraud, it was one of the oldest commercial art galleries in the US, having been in operation for 165 years."
- Lawrence A. Fleischman, 71, an Art Dealer - "Lawrence A. Fleischman, chairman and chief executive officer of Kennedy Galleries in Manhattan, an authority on American art from the 18th through 20th centuries and a major collector of antiquities, died on Friday at his home in London. He was 71 and also lived in Manhattan."
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- Lefevre Gallery - (1926-2002). The gallery was opened at 1a, King Street, St James's, in 1926, when rival art dealers Alexander Reid and Ernest Lefevre joined forces. In 1950, the gallery relocated to premises at 30, Bruton Street, Mayfair. Among artists whose first British solo exhibitions were hosted by the gallery were Salvador Dalí, Edgar Degas, André Derain, L. S. Lowry, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Rousseau, Gregorio Prieto and Georges Seurat, It also held the first London exhibitions for Bernard Buffet, Balthus and René Magritte. Others who exhibited there included Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Walter Sickert, Wyndham Lewis, and the East London Group.
- Leicester Galleries - was an art gallery located in London from 1902 to 1977 that held exhibitions of modern British, French and international artists' works. Its name was acquired in 1984 by Peter Nahum, who operates "Peter Nahum at the Leicester Galleries" in Mayfair.
- Luxury Investments Around the World Compared - infographic - "Do you enjoy the finer things in life? For many of the world’s wealthy individuals, acquiring luxury goods such as art, fine wine, and watches is a passion. Unlike traditional investments in financial assets, luxury goods can be difficult to value if one does not have an appreciation for their form. A rare painting, for example, does not generate cash flows, meaning its value is truly in the eye of the beholder. To gain some insight into the market for luxury goods, this infographic takes data from Knight Frank’s 2021 Wealth Report to compare the preferences of nine global regions."
- Mary Boone - American art dealer and gallerist, and the owner and director of the Mary Boone Gallery. She played an important role in the New York art market of the 1980s. Her first two artists, Julian Schnabel and David Salle, became internationally known. The Mary Boone Gallery has represented artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Barbara Kruger, Eric Fischl, Ross Bleckner, and Brice Marden. Originally based in SoHo, Boone operated two galleries, one in midtown on Fifth Avenue, the other in Chelsea. Following her 2019 conviction and sentencing to 30 months in prison for tax evasion, she indicated the intention to close both galleries.
- Mary Boone Is Not Done - "One of New York’s leading art dealers, convicted of tax evasion, will report to prison in May. She’s already plotting her return."
- Meet the world’s top art collectors - "Who are the modern Medicis?"
- Modica Carr Art Advisory - since 2015. "Modica Carr Art Advisory / TWAAS is a highly experienced art advisory firm with expertise in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art."
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- NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World - But They Could Change So Much More - "NFTs are having their big-bang moment: collectors and speculators have spent more than $200 million on an array of NFT-based artwork, memes and GIFs in the past month alone, according to market tracker NonFungible.com, compared with $250 million throughout all of 2020. And that was before the digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold a piece for a record-setting $69 million at famed auction house Christie’s on March 11 - the third highest price ever fetched by any currently living artist, after Jeff Koons and David Hockney."
- NFTs market hits $22bn as craze turns digital images into assets - "Critics of non-fungible tokens say they are symptomatic of unsustainable digital gold rush."
- non-fungible token (NFT) - special type of cryptographic token which represents something unique; NFTs are thus not mutually interchangeable.This is in contrast to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, and many network or utility tokens, that are fungible in nature. Art was an early use case for NFTs, and blockchain in general, because of the ability of NFTs to provide proof of authenticity and ownership of digital art, a medium that designed for ease of mass reproduction, and unauthorized distribution through the Internet.
- Notable art dealers - Wikipedia.
- One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections Hides Behind This Fence - The New York Times.
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- Paul Durand-Ruel - (1831-1922). French art dealer who is associated with the Impressionists and the Barbizon School. He was one of the first modern art dealers who provided support to his painters with stipends and solo exhibitions.
- Paul Durand-Ruel, the Paris Dealer Who Put Impressionism on the Map - The New York Times.
- Paul Guillaume - (1891-1934). Was a French art dealer. Dealer of Chaim Soutine and Amedeo Modigliani, he was one of the first to organize African art exhibitions. He also bought and sold many works from cutting edge artists of the time, such as Henri Matisse, Constantin Brâncuşi, Pablo Picasso, and Giorgio de Chirico.
- Paul Rosenberg - (1881-1959). Was a French art dealer. He represented Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Henri Matisse. Both Paul and his brother LÉonce Rosenberg were among the world's major dealers of modern art.
- Pedro MaÑach - (1870-1936/1939). Was Picasso's first art dealer.
- Peter Wilson: The man who invented modern auctioneering - (1913-1984). "The first jet set auctioneer." Buccaneering, brilliant, art-loving—he created the power of Sotheby’s (and Christie’s learned by imitation).
- Peter Zervudachi - (1921-1993). Peter Zervudachi was a man of huge wealth who could command a million dollars with a snap of his fingers. Born in 1921 he was originally of Greek origin but he grew up in Egypt and Italy spending the winters in Alexandria and the summers on Lake Maggiore. Great wealth of course can pick and choose amongst the worlds best painters, sculptors and designers and the Zervudachi family were no exception. Peter set up an antiques and interior design gallery at Vevey on Lac Leman in Switzerland. It was all done in accordance with the tastes of his exclusive clientele which could include not only dispossessed European royals but also Giovanni Agnelli, head of the Fiat empire and Baron Thyssen-Bornemiszo whose wealth and art collections are still the stuff of legend. Numerous collectors and art aficionados flocked to Zervudachi's Galerie du Lac, and a stock of porcelain, silver, jewellery furniture and so on reflected the instincts of a private collector which he was at heart.
- Powerful Art Galleries Are Mega-Sizing Into Mini Museums - Bloomberg.
- Purchasing Fine Art Is Increasingly Just a Click Away - The New York Times.
- RenÉ Gimpel - (1881–1945). Was a prominent French art dealer, friend and patron of living artists and collector. He was the son of a picture dealer and the brother-in-law of Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen.
- Rudolph J. Heinemann - (1901-1975). Was a German-born American art dealer and collector of Old Masters. He was an advisor to Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, who established a museum in Lugano, Switzerland with his help.
- SAATCHI ONLINE - since 2011. "The world’s leading online gallery, connecting you to art and artists you love." The World's Interactive Art Gallery. Magazine, museums & gallery listings, artists around the world display work and sell free of any commission.
- Salon d'Automne - (Autumn Salon), or Société du Salon d'automne, is an annual art exhibition held in Paris, France since 1903; it is currently held on the Champs-Élysées, between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, in mid October.
- Soaring Art Market Attracts a New Breed of Advisers for Collectors - The New York Times.
- SociÉtÉ Anonyme - was an art organization founded in 1920 by Katherine Dreier, Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp. The society sponsored lectures, concerts, publications, and exhibitions of modern art, including the International Exhibition of Modern Art at the Brooklyn Museum in 1926. Between 1920 and 1940 they held 80 exhibitions showing mostly Cubist and abstract art. Their galleries in their "first modest headquarters" were at 19 East 47th Street.
- SociÉtÉ des Artistes IndÉpendants - (Society of Independent Artists), Salon des Indépendants was formed in Paris on 29 July 1884. The association began with the organization of massive exhibitions in Paris, choosing the slogan "sans jury ni récompense" ("without jury nor reward").
- Society of Independent Artists - was an association of American artists founded in 1916 and based in New York. Based on the French Société des Artistes Indépendants, the goal of the society was to hold annual exhibitions by avant-garde artists. Exhibitions were to be open to anyone who wanted to display their work, and shows were without juries or prizes. In order to enter, one had to pay a six-dollar membership and entry fee.
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- TEFAF Art Market Report 2014 - "The global art market, with a focus on the US and China."
- The Art of This Century gallery - was opened by Peggy Guggenheim at 30 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City on October 20, 1942. The gallery occupied two commercial spaces on the seventh floor of a building that was part of the midtown arts district including the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, Helena Rubinstein's New Art Center, and numerous commercial galleries. The gallery exhibited important modern art until it closed in 1947, when Guggenheim returned to Europe.
- The Cultivist - since 2015. "The world’s only global arts club offering uniquely privileged access to every aspect of the art world." With a single card, you glide through museums, galleries and art fairs worldwide: no tickets, no bookings, no complications.
- The Great Wealth Transfer Is Encouraging Older Collectors to Sell Off Their Art Collections - "Over the next quarter century, some $73 trillion dollars will be passed from America’s Boomer generation to its Gen X and Millennial children in what has been dubbed 'The Great Wealth Transfer.' About half of that figure will go to just the top 1.5 percent of households, aka America’s collecting class."
- The husband-and-wife forgers who fooled the art market & made millions - "After decades of painting fakes, falsifying evidence and diligently covering their tracks, it was a single act of carelessness that brought the Beltracchis' deception to light."
- The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty - "How a widow’s legal fight against the Wildenstein family of France has threatened their storied collection - and revealed the underbelly of the global art market." The New York Times.
- The Most Respected US Contemporary Art Dealers of 2015 - artnet News.
- The Nazi art dealer who supplied Hermann GÖring and operated in a shadowy art underworld long after the war - "A new book by Jonathan Petropoulos explores Bruno Lohse’s devotion to Hitler’s number two and also raises the question of what happened to 47 works Lohse had when he died."
- The Pandemic Closed Art Galleries' Doors. But Who Said a Gallery Needs Four Walls and a Ceiling? - "From video games to snail mail, artists and museums have seized upon this difficult moment to expand possibilities for interacting with art."
- THE SOCIETY OF LONDON ART DEALERS - since 1932. "The Society of London Art Dealers is the principal trade association in the UK for dealers in fine art. It has 134 members covering the entire range from old master paintings and sculpture through to cutting edge contemporary art."
- THEA WESTREICH ART ADVISORY SERVICES - professional consulting firm with expertise in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Photography.
- Thomas Agnew & Sons - fine arts dealer in London that began life as part of in a print and publishing partnership with Vittore Zanetti in Manchester in 1817 which ended in 1835, when Agnew took full control of the company. The firm opened its London gallery in 1860, where it soon established itself as one of Mayfair's leading dealerships. Since then Agnew's has held a pre-eminent position in the world of Old Master paintings. It also had a major role in the massive growth of a market for contemporary British art in the late 19th century. In 2013, after nearly two centuries of family ownership, Agnew's was purchased privately and is now run by Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart, a former head of Christie's Old Master paintings department, New York.
- Top 100 Most Collectible Living Artists 2015 - Artnet News.
- TOP 200 COLLECTORS - "Historically, building an art collection was a gradual process that took years, if not decades. When ARTnews began publishing its annual Top 200 Collectors list in 1990, the art world was at an inflection point for collecting. So when exactly is it that these buyers become collectors, and ones that merit inclusion in the Top 200? Read an introduction to the 34th edition of the list."
- Über-warehouses for the ultra-rich - "Ever more wealth is being parked in fancy storage facilities. For some customers, they are an attractive new breed of tax haven."
- Ukraine creates database of art linked to sanctions-hit Russians - "Corruption agency hopes portal will ‘make it difficult for Russian oligarchs to sell such assets’."
- VANITY GALLERY - Wikipedia.
- Why Larry Gagosian Bought Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portrait For A Record $195 Million - "When the gavel came down Monday evening at Christie’s for Andy Warhol’s 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe, the $195 million price broke multiple auction records, including a new high for the Pop master himself. Like Warhol and Monroe, the buyer, art dealer Larry Gagosian, is also a familiar face."
- Wildenstein Trial to Lift a Veil on Opaque Art World Dealings - The New York Times.
- Wilhelm Uhde - (1874-1947). Was a German art collector, dealer, author and critic, an early collector of modernist painting, and a significant figure in the career of Henri Rousseau. He purchased his first Picasso in 1905, and was one of the first collectors of the Cubist paintings of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. He met Robert Delaunay, Sonia Terk and Henri Rousseau in 1907, and opened his art gallery in 1908, rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs (Paris) where he exhibited Georges Braque, Jean Metzinger, Sonia Delaunay, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Auguste Herbin, Jules Pascin & Pablo Picasso.
- World's Best Art Galleries - Complex.
Top 60 High-End Prestigious Art Dealers & Art Galleries
- Agnews Gallery - established 1817. "Thomas Agnew & Sons was established by Thomas Agnew in Manchester in 1817, and opened its London gallery in 1860, where the firm soon established itself as one of Mayfair’s leading dealerships. Since then Agnew’s has held a pre-eminent position in the world of Old Master paintings, and was instrumental in promoting contemporary British art in the late 19th century." 6 St.James's Place, London, SW1A 1NP, U.K.
- ALMINE RECH Gallery - since 1997. Paris - Brussels - London - New York.
- Andrew Butterfield Fine Arts - since 2005. New York City, NY, U.S.A. "Andrew Butterfield concentrates on the discovery, authentication, and sale of museum quality masterpieces of European art, chiefly Renaissance and Baroque sculpture. A preeminent scholar-dealer, he combines thirty years of experience at the highest level in every sector of the art world: academia, museums, and the market."
- Annina Nosei gallery New York - since 1980. Annina Nosei gallery specializes in contemporary painting, photography and sculpture from the US, Europe, and Latin America. My gallery was closed in 2006 and most of the gallery’s archive (including visuals) has been donated to the Fales Library Special Collections of NYU. All I can offer is my personal consultation.
- Artspace - since 2011. "Contemporary Art for Sale Online." Artspace is the digital marketplace for fine art and design. Learn about and buy artworks from the best artists, galleries and museums around the world. It is our mission to make it easy for you to discover and collect fine art from renowned artists, galleries, and cultural institutions worldwide.
- Blum & Poe - since 1994. Ccontemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo. They have developed a strong reputation for fostering the careers of Los Angeles-based and international artists by expanding their presence through world-class exhibitions and participation in important art fairs.
- Castelli Gallery - since 1957. New York City, NY, U.S.A.
- CCA Andratx | Contemporary Art Gallery in Mallorca - since 2001. Andraitx, Mallorca, Spain. The CCA Gallery offers selected works to satisfy the demands of any art collector. Paintings, sculptures, installations, graphics and photographs from international and local artists are displayed and for sale.
- Chris Beetles Gallery - since 1975. 8-10 Ryder St, London, Greater London SW1Y 6QB, England, U.K. Specialises in traditional British watercolour, illustration, cartoons, oil painting and sculpture.
- Colnaghi - since 1760. 15 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4AX, England, U.K. The oldest commercial art gallery in the world.
- CRISPIAN RILEY-SMITH Fine Arts Ltd. - since 1989. Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Conservation, valuations, buying & selling, consultancy.
- DAVID ZWIRNER - since 1993. Contemporary art gallery with locations in New York, London, and Hong Kong.
- EDEN ROCK GALLERY - since 2011. St. Barth. "The Eden Rock Gallery is at the sharp end of the global art world and collaborations over the past years include the world-renowned Gagosian Gallery. Last year an additional bond was formed with Galerie Perrotin and Art Saint Barth who exhibited the celebrated Brooklyn-based artist KAWS, as well as Daniel Arsham and so much more..."
- GAGOSIAN GALLERY - since 1979. Main gallery: New York City, NY, U.S.A. ontemporary art gallery owned and directed by Larry Gagosian. The gallery exhibits some of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. There are 16 gallery spaces: five in New York; three in London; two in Paris; one each in Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Rome, Athens, Geneva and Hong Kong. World's biggest art dealer.
- GALERIE BERND KUGLER - since 2004. Innsbruck, Austria. Contemporary art by international artists.
- GALERIE BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER - since 1963. Zurich, Switzerland. Major figure in the international art market for several decades. He is especially known for bringing American pop art to Europe in the 1960s, and American Neo-Expressionism in the 1980s, his long association with Andy Warhol, and for expanding the use of big money in the European contemporary art market.
- Galerie DENISE RenÉ - since 1945. Paris, France. French art gallerist specializing in kinetic art and op art.
- Galerie Gmurzynska - since 1965. "Galerie Gmurzynska is an international art gallery with locations in Switzerland in Zurich and Zug, as well as the Galerie Gmurzynska US Inc. in the United States in New York. The gallery specialises in 20th century Modern and Contemporary Classics. Up until 1971 the gallery’s program focused on Surrealism and international Constructivism and the Avant-garde. Subsequently, classic Modern art with a special focus on Picasso, Kurt Schwitters, Fernand Léger, Lyonel Feininger, and Robert and Sonia Delaunay were incorporated into the gallery’s program." Paradeplatz 2, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
- GALERIE LELONG & Co. - since 1981. Contemporary art gallery based in Paris, New York and Zurich. Showing works by internationally established artists.
- GALERIE MAEGHT Paris - since 1946. 42 rue du Bac, Paris, France. "Art Moderne et Contemporain."
- GALERIE MODERNE - Silkeborg, Denmark. "Galerie Moderne Silkeborg has exhibited artists from the Cobra movement since 1962 and is the only gallery in Denmark to have direct contact with these artists."
- Galerie Perrotin - "Perrotin is a contemporary art gallery founded by Emmanuel Perrotin in 1989." The gallery currently occupies two floors in Paris' Marais district.
- GALERIE THADDAEUS ROPAC - "Contemporary art gallery, founded by Thaddaeus Ropac in 1983, representing 60 international artists with exhibition spaces in Paris, Salzburg and London."
- Gavin Brown's enterprise - since 1994. Art gallery with venues in New York City and Rome.
- Gimpel Fils - London, U.K. "Founded in 1946 Gimpel Fils is a commercial gallery specialising in contemporary British and International art."
- GLADSTONE GALLERY - since 1996. "Leading contemporary art gallery with locations in New York and Brussels. Representing more than thirty-five artists." Including Ugo Rondinone, Shirin Neshat, Anish Kapoor, Sarah Lucas, Matthew Barney, Rebecca Quaytman, Victor Man and Andro Wekua. The gallery is also a prominent participant in many major art fairs.
- Hauser & Wirth - since 1992. "Located in Zurich, London, New York, Somerset, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Gstaad. The gallery represents emerging and established artists."
- HELENE BAILLY GALLERY - since 2010. Paris, France. "Modern & Contemporary Masterpieces."
- JAMES HYMAN GALLERY - since 1999. London, U.K. "Prides itself on the art historical significance and museum quality of the fine art and photography that we handle. The gallery regularly sells and loans works to museums."
- JAY JOPLING - London, U.K. Has established himself as a key figure in the art world and has been instrumental in repositioning London as the leading international centre for contemporary art over the past two decades. In May 1993 Jopling opened the original White Cube on the first floor of 44 Duke Street, St James, in London’s West End.
- Jeffrey Deitch - since 1972. "Jeffrey Deitch has been involved with modern and contemporary art for nearly fifty years as an artist, writer, curator, dealer, and advisor. He opened his first gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts near Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in 1972. During the final week of the gallery’s summer season, a New York artist who had been a regular visitor sat down with Deitch and told him that even though he had some aptitude for the field, he needed an art education. Deitch has been working on his art education ever since."
- Jessica Silverman Gallery - since 2008. San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. Contemporary art gallery that represents emerging and mid-career artists.
- KESZLER GALLERY - since 2007. Southampton, NY, U.S.A. Contemporary Art Gallery.
- KEYA GALLERY - since 2006. Located in New York City. "We have one of the world's largest selections of American Civil War items, Abraham Lincoln items, autographs, documents, 19th century photographs of famous historical people, slavery items, presidential items, and royalty items."
- Leicester Galleries - since 1984. "Peter Nahum At The Leicester Galleries specialises in 19th and 20th century paintings, drawings and sculpture; in particular quality Victorian paintings, the Pre-Raphaelites, The Liverpool and Birmingham Schools including artists working in egg tempera, the New Sculpture, European Symbolists and Scandinavian Northern Light painting." 5 Bloomsbury Square, (on Bloomsbury Way), London WC1A 2TA, U.K.
- LISSON GALLERY - "Lisson Gallery is one of the most influential and longest-running international contemporary art galleries in the world. Established in 1967, with two locations in London and two in New York, it supports and develops over 50 international artists."
- Marian Goodman Gallery - since 1977 in Manhattan, New York. "For over forty years, Marian Goodman Gallery has played an important role in introducing European artists to American audiences and helping to establish a vital dialogue among artists and institutions working internationally." Goodman is one of the most respected and influential gallerists of contemporary art in the world.
- Marlborough Fine Art - 6 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BY, U. K. "Marlborough Fine Art and has been representing world renowned modern masters in Contemporary Art since 1946." During the 71 years of its existence, Marlborough has been responsible for putting together many fine private collections, and believes the reputation of the gallery's artists are further supported and enhanced by museum exhibitions around the world.
- Mary Boone - American art dealer and collector. As the owner and director of the Mary Boone Gallery, she played an important role in the New York art market of the 1980s. Her first two artists, Julian Schnabel and David Salle, became internationally known, and in 1982 she had a cover story on New York magazine tagged "The New Queen of the Art Scene". Boone is credited with championing and fostering dozens of contemporary artists including Eric Fischl, Ai Wei Wei, Barbara Kruger, Laurie Simmons, Peter Halley, Ross Bleckner, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
- MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY - since 1991. New York City, NY, U.S.A. Specializes in modern and contemporary art in a variety of media, including: painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, film, and drawings and prints. It represents established artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Jasper Johns and a younger generation of artists like Robert Gober and Nan Goldin. The gallery has three exhibition spaces in New York City and two in Los Angeles.
- Michael Goedhuis Ltd - since 1989. 61 Cadogan Square, London, U.K. "The Gallery's principal activities today are the promotion of the best Chinese contemporary art as well as Chinese works of art from the Neolithic period to Modern."
- MICHAEL WERNER GALLERY - since 1963. Upper East Side, New York & Mayfair, London. "In addition to contemporary American and European painting, sculpture and drawing, the gallery specializes in works by modern masters including Hans Arp, Piero Manzoni, Francis Picabia and Kurt Schwitters."
- Newport Street Gallery - 1-9 Newport Street, London, U.K. Owned by Damien Hirst. "London gallery presenting exhibitions from Damien Hirst’s extensive collection of art."
- PACE GALLERY - since 1960 "Leading contemporary art gallery representing more than 70 artists and estates, with galleries in New York, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Palo Alto & Geneva."
- Pierogi Gallery - since 1994. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. "Pierogi features the work of emerging and mid-career artists in an eclectic range of media."
- Pop and Contemporary Fine Art - since 2008. Orchard Road, Singapore. The gallery specialises in original paintings, limited edition lithographs, screen prints, etchings and sculptures from the Pop and Contemporary Art genres.
- Proud Galleries - since 1998. Europe’s most popular privately funded photographic gallery. London, U.K.
- PULLMAN GALLERY - since 1998. "20th Century Objets de Luxe." The Pullman Gallery specializes in objets deluxe dating from 1880-1950. Our gallery is in King Street, St James's, London, right next to Christie's.
- Robert Simon Fine Art - "Specializes in European works of the Renaissance and Baroque periods - generally from 1300 to 1800. In addition we offer select works from Colonial Latin America, as well as from nineteenth century Europe. While we tend to focus on Italian and Spanish paintings, we are not restrictive, and above all seek out and offer works of the highest quality of whatever origin, date, and medium. Our gallery is located at 22 East 80th Street in New York City, close to the Metropolitan Museum of Art."
- Ronald Feldman Gallery - "Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. The gallery is located in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and exhibits performance, photography, new media, film, painting, drawing and sculpture."
- Salon 94 - art gallery with three spaces in Manhattan, New York. "Since its creation in 2002, the mission of Salon 94 has grown from exhibiting special projects by emerging and renowned artists alike."
- SCHOENI ART GALLERY - since 1992. "An internationally respected gallery, known worldwide as a progressive leader in the art world firmly placed at the cutting edge of Chinese Contemporary Chinese Art." Main gallery: Hong Kong.
- Shazina Gallery - since 2000. Moscow, Russia.
- Simon de Pury - Swiss auctioneer, art dealer, curator, collector, dj and photographer In 2002, he acquired the majority control of the auction house Philips.
- SprÜth Magers - since 1983. "Located in Berlin, London and Los Angeles, Sprüth Magers is one of the world's leading contemporary art galleries, representing emerging and established artists." Sprüth Magers now works with over 60 artists and estates.
- STOPPENBACH & DELESTRE - since 1982. "International fine art gallery, located in St James’s, in the heart of London’s art world. Specialized in French Art from Barbizon, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Modern Art among others, spanning the 19th and early 20th Century."
- SuperRare - since 2017. "SuperRare is a marketplace to collect and trade unique, single-edition digital artworks. Each artwork is authentically created by an artist in the network, and tokenized as a crypto-collectible digital item that you can own and trade. You can think of SuperRare like Instagram meets Christies. A new way to interact with art, culture, and collecting on the internet!"
- THE APPROACH - since 1997. Contemporary art gallery. One of the gallery’s original objectives was to offer solo exhibitions to London-based artists at the start of their careers - several of whom have gone on to achieve international success. London, U.K.
- The Redfern Gallery - "The Redfern Gallery was founded in September 1923 on the top floor of Redfern House at 27 Old Bond Street, London W1, as a small artists' cooperative. It is now one of the longest-established dealers of Modern British and Contemporary art in London. In 1936 the gallery moved around the corner to larger premises at 20 Cork Street, just opposite the Burlington Arcade, and behind the Royal Academy of Arts. Today the Redfern represents over 30 contemporary artists and artists' estates. It also has an extensive stock of modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, watercolours, sculpture and original prints."
- Victoria Miro - since 1985. "Victoria Miro shows the work of established and emerging artists from the USA, Europe and Asia in an exhibition space close to the financial heart of London." Victoria Miro represents some 40 international artists and artist estates. The gallery occupies 20,000 square feet across its locations in Mayfair and Wharf Road, London, and Venice.
- WEINSTEIN GALLERY - since 1992. San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. "Specializes in non-objective and surrealist art from pre-war Europe through the birth of abstract expressionism and the New York School in post-war America."
- WEISS GALLERY - since 1985. 59 Jermyn Street, London SW1, U.K. "The leading dealer in Tudor, Stuart and North European Old Master portraiture."
- WHITE CUBE - since 1993. London, U.K. "White Cube is one of the world's leading galleries for contemporary art."
- WILDENSTEIN & CO. - founded 1903. 689 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A. "Currently located in the historic Aeolian Building on 54th and 5th Avenue, Wildenstein & Co. is an appointment-only art dealership with an emphasis on Old Masters and Impressionists."
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