James Graham & Sons (New York City)

Fax: (212) 794-2454

Tues.-Fri. 9:30am-5:30pm
Sat. 10am-5:30pm
and by appointment

www.jamesgrahamandsons.com

Related Links:
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Staff
Robert C. Graham, Jr., President
Cameron M. Shay, Vice President
Priscilla Vail Caldwell, Gallery Director
Jay Grimm, Vice President, Director of Contemporary Art
Catherine Ruedig, Sales Associate

Gallery Statement
James Graham & Sons specializes in 19th and 20th century American paintings, American and European sculpture, contemporary art, and British ceramics.

The gallery is recognized as a leading authority in the following categories of painting: Hudson River School, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, the Eight, the Stieglitz Circle, Regionalism and Western art.

The sculpture department specializes in late 19th and early 20th century American and European sculpture as well as contemporary bronzes. Areas of specialty include: French animalier sculpture, American western and wildlife sculpture, figurative bronzes, Neoclassical marbles, historical subjects and portraits, 20th-century modernism, fountains and garden sculpture and contemporary animal bronzes.

The contemporary department represents both established and emerging American artists. One-person and group exhibitions are scheduled throughout the year.

In the late 1970s James Graham & Sons began dealing in the work of well-known British ceramists and is still the only gallery in the United States that specializes in their work.

History
Established in 1857, James Graham & Sons is one of the oldest family-run galleries in the United States. The gallery has exhibited the work of some of America's most prominent artists for nearly 150 years. The original founder of the company was Samuel Graham, who was born in Kirkandy, Scotland but moved to London in 1840. There, he married Frances Waring of Hareford and soon after they migrated to New York City. The first official record of Samuel's business activities is listed in the New York City Register of 1857 as, "Samuel Graham, 66 Third Avenue, Furniture".

Sometime between 1857 and 1880, Samuel turned the business over to his son James, who added to the furniture line, "bronzes, turkey rugs, portiers, pictures and rare Curiosities." At the new address of 19 East 14th Street the firm advertised as follows: "I am constantly receiving from Europe all kinds of rare antiques in Furniture, Sculpture, Porcelains and Paintings, Parties desiring to purchase or dispose of any of the above line of goods, would do well to call and examine before purchasing or disposing of the same." In 1955 the firm moved to their present location at 1014 Madison Avenue where the business is currently perpetuated by the fifth generation of the Graham family.

Throughout the gallery's long history it has specialized in various works of art such as: American and English silver, American and European bronzes, American and European paintings, Chinese porcelain, arms and armor, miniatures, firearms, furniture, objects d'art and ship models.

Artists Represented and Shown at the Gallery

Estates represented
John White Alexander Guy Pène du Bois