The gallery
Museum-quality artworks & advisory for collectors of fine European art
Nicholas Hall is a private art gallery in New York that focuses on museum-quality works by European artists from the 13th to mid-20th century. With over four decades of experience in the Old Masters market, we strive to build long-term relationships with collectors who seek to expand, refine and take care of their art collections.
We have an experienced, highly educated team of people who care about each work of art we take on for acquisition, consignment, appraisal and study. We meet clients on an appointment-only basis in our gallery space where we have a regular exhibition programme. As one of the few active galleries in America specializing in Old Master paintings and drawings, our grasp of the inner workings of the auction world adds to our competitive edge. We dare to experiment and take pride in building our own technology solutions from scratch. Connoisseurship aside, we believe in great service, beauty and innovation.
Over the past four decades we have had the privilege to work with a wide range of public and private collections worldwide. Built on our long-standing relationships with the different players in the field, our advisory service gives every type of collector the opportunity to discover desirable artworks with their own criteria. You may choose to visit us at our gallery in New York, or at TEFAF Maastricht, the leading classical art fair which we participate in every spring.
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Gallery space
The gallery space of Nicholas Hall is on the top two floors of an 1898 Gothic Revival townhouse located at 17 East 76th Street, between Central Park and Madison Avenue in New York. Quiet and discreet, yet bright and comfortable, this is an ideal environment in which to consider works of art.
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Our community
Ian Kennedy after his lecture accompanying the exhibition Paintings by Carlo Maratti at Nicholas Hall, 2017
Our digital Journal features interviews, exhibition reviews and a special series Food For Thought, showcasing the diverse and original voices by tastemakers within our community. We also regularly write on the current status of the Old Masters market. Collectors new to the field of Old Masters are invited to explore the Collecting guide and Glossary.
Journal highlights
Nicholas Hall is a business sponsor for CODART, the International network for curators of Dutch and Flemish art. We also regularly support the publication of museum exhibition and scholarly catalogues, such as The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus and Jan Vos (Frick Collection, 18 Sept – 13 Jan 2019) and Giovanni Bellini (Zel Edizioni, 2020). Our exhibitions have been reviewed in The New York Times, The Brooklyn Rail, Financial Times, The Art Newspaper, Apollo among other leading publications.
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