Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc in Boston, MA | Museums and Galleries

Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc

Joseph Vose had been a shoe manufacturer before he decided to branch into the art business. In 1841, he purchased the Westminster Art Gallery in Providence, Rhode Island, an art supply store that had been started by local artist Ransom Hicks.
Since the founding of Vose Galleries in 1841, the Vose family has amassed over 300 years of experience in the art world, and has handled more than 34,000 American paintings, including over 25 artists’ estates. Vose Galleries specializes in top quality 18th, 19th and early 20th century American realist paintings and works on paper. Passed down through six generations from father to son- now daughters, Vose is the oldest family-owned art gallery in America, and has established a reputation for expertise in the history, acquisition and valuation of American art. The gallery has helped to build numerous public and private collections: Vose paintings hang in over 150 museums nationwide.
In 2003 and 2004, Vose Galleries exhibited painting and sculpture by over ninety realist artists in the two-part series Mentors and Protégés. Artists from all over the country participated in this ground-breaking exhibition that explored the crucial mentoring process.
More recently, Vose Contemporary Realism was featured in a multi-page spread by the premier contemporary art magazine, American Art Collector. With a discussion of the contemporary department's development and the impressive history of the family business, this photo essay was presented in the November 2007 issue. Click here to view the full article online.
Vose Contemporary Realism also encompasses the portraiture department. Under the direction of Carey L. Vose, the department represents the work of ten diverse artists, offering a variety of styles and media for commissioned portraits.
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