Hollis Taggart

What Hollis Taggart does

Hollis Taggart Galleries, Inc. is a privately-held New York fine art gallery founded in 1979, headquartered in Chelsea with a second location in Downtown/Nolita (109 Norfolk Street). The gallery specializes in museum-quality Abstract Expressionist, Pop, and American Post-War art, while also representing contemporary artists and stewarding estates of historically significant figures including Sheila Isham, Robert Natkin, Alexander Calder, Adolph Gottlieb, and Louise Nevelson. The business operates through a continuous program of solo and group exhibitions at its two physical gallery spaces, participation in international art fairs (Independent 20th Century, Outsider Art Fair), and institutional collaborations with museums including the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome and the Newport Art Museum.

The gallery's commercial offering is anchored by its primary product — artwork sales — supplemented by exhibition catalogs and artist monographs available as both digital publications and softcover print editions ($20-$40 per unit). The underlying technology is the Artlogic platform, which powers the gallery's website, browseable online inventory of 152+ pages, artist biographies, exhibition archives, basket/wishlist e-commerce flow, and newsletter signup. The site includes SSL-secured checkout, WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance, and cookie-based behavioral personalization for marketing. There is no public-facing API, mobile app, or AI/ML capability disclosed.

The revenue model is primarily transaction-based on artwork sales with quote-based pricing (individual prices not publicly disclosed), supplemented by publication sales, estate and consignment sales of secondary-market works by blue-chip artists, and demand-generation through interest-based newsletter marketing. The gallery's go-to-market combines physical gallery presentation, art fair booths, digital catalog exposure, and cross-promotion with institutional museum exhibitions to build collector relationships and validate artist pricing. Customer base consists of high-net-worth collectors of museum-quality art; no named customer relationships are disclosed.

Name

Hollis Taggart

Legal name

Hollis Taggart Galleries, Inc.

Website

https://hollistaggart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hollis Taggart is a privately-held New York art gallery founded in 1979, operating two Chelsea and Downtown locations, specializing in museum-quality Abstract Expressionist, Post-War, and contemporary art through exhibition programming, estate representation, art fairs, and scholarship-backed publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Artwork sales (primary): Core revenue from sales of museum-quality original paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, prints, and mixed media by represented and estate artists. Transactions processed via gallery inquiry, online basket/wishlist, phone, and email. Pricing is largely quote-based and not publicly disclosed for individual artworks.
2. Publication sales: Sale of exhibition catalogues and artist monographs (e.g., Drop, Cloth softcover $20; Two-Volume Set Of the Past and Present $40; Thomas Agrinier: The Pursuit of Happiness $20) with clearly disclosed unit pricing.
3. Estate and consignment sales: Sales of works from artist estates (e.g., Sheila Isham, Robert Motherwell, Alexander Calder, Robert Natkin) and secondary-market consigned works including notable historical sales of blue-chip artists (Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rothko, Mitchell, Diebenkorn).
4. Newsletter subscription and interest-based marketing: Free email signup captures collector interest across art fair announcements, exhibition announcements, gallery artist news, and new acquisitions, supporting demand generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Hollis Taggart is a New York fine art gallery that sells museum-quality original paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, prints, and mixed media by represented living artists and artist estates (e.g., Pablo Atchugarry, Thomas Agrinier, Frank Diaz Escalet, Sheila Isham, Robert Natkin, Alexander Calder). Core operations span two physical gallery spaces (Chelsea at 521 West 26th Street and Downtown at 109 Norfolk Street), an online artworks catalog of 152+ pages, a program of solo and group exhibitions, art fair participation, and a publications catalog of exhibition monographs available as digital reads and softcover purchases.

Product overview

Hollis Taggart is a single unified fine art gallery business founded in 1979, rather than a software platform-plus-modules architecture. Its offering consists of museum-quality fine art sales supported by an Exhibitions Program, an Art Fairs Program, and a Publications Catalog, all anchored by two physical gallery spaces (Hollis Taggart Chelsea at 521 West 26th Street and Hollis Taggart Downtown at 109 Norfolk Street) and an Online Artworks Catalog with Wishlist functionality for collecting inquiries. The exhibitions and fairs components regularly feature solo presentations of represented artists such as Pablo Atchugarry and Frank Diaz Escalet, while the publications component produces accompanying digital and softcover catalogues. The wishlist/saved-list and inquiry forms tie the physical program to a lightweight e-commerce layer for collecting inquiries and purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hollis Taggart Chelsea Gallery Primary gallery space hosting the gallery's flagship program of solo and group exhibitions, historical Post-War Highlights programming, and museum-quality artwork sales; located at 521 West 26th Street, 1st & 2nd Floors, New York, NY.
• Hollis Taggart Downtown (Norfolk Street) Secondary gallery location at 109 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002 (Downtown/Nolita), dedicated to contemporary and emerging artist exhibitions, group shows, and artist meet-and-greet events.
• Online Artworks Catalog Browseable e-commerce catalog of 152+ pages of available artworks (painting, sculpture, photography, prints, works on paper, mixed media, collage, drawing) filterable by medium, art historical category (Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Contemporary, Geometric Abstraction, Impressionism, Lyrical Abstraction, Minimalism, Modernism, Pop Art, Post-War, Surrealism), and size, with featured-works and notable-sales sections.
• Exhibitions Program Ongoing curatorial program of solo and group exhibitions across both gallery locations, presenting museum-quality works motivated by scholarship across contemporary, post-war, and historical artist presentations (e.g., Hollis Heichemer: Moving in Stillness; Charles Seliger centennial; Elizabeth Abel: Acquiescence; Material Memory; A View All Their Own).
• Art Fairs Program Program of participation in international art fairs (e.g., Independent 20th Century at Sotheby's at The Breuer; Outsider Art Fair at Metropolitan Pavilion) presenting solo booths of represented artists such as Frank Diaz Escalet.
• Publications Catalog Catalog of exhibition catalogues and artist monographs available for purchase in digital (read online) and softcover formats, including Drop, Cloth ($20, 44 pages), Thomas Agrinier: The Pursuit of Happiness ($20), and Two-Volume Set Of the Past and Present ($40).
• Museum-Quality Fine Art Sales Core sale of museum-quality original paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, prints, and mixed media by represented living artists and artist estates (e.g., Sheila Isham, Robert Motherwell, Alexander Calder, Robert Natkin, Pablo Atchugarry, Thomas Agrinier, Frank Diaz Escalet), with notable historical sales of blue-chip artists including Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rothko, Mitchell, and Diebenkorn; pricing is quote-based on inquiry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Featured 30 contemporary works in 'Drop, Cloth' collaborative exhibition (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Independent 20th Century (Sotheby's at The Breuer)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 24 September 2026Hollis Taggart is returning to Independent 20th Century art fair (Sept 24-27, 2026) at Sotheby's Breuer Building, 945 Madison Avenue, presenting a solo booth of Puerto Rican-born American artist Frank Diaz Escalet (1930-2012). The fair added 75% more exhibitors as it moved to the Breuer in 2026.
• Newport Art MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Newport Art Museum is hosting 'Sheila Isham: Between Worlds' (10 July 2026 – 28 February 2027), a Hollis Taggart-represented artist. The gallery cross-promotes the institutional exhibition.
• Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, RomaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome hosted 'Pablo Atchugarry. Scolpire la Luce (Sculpting Light)' from May 19 to June 21, 2026, featuring approximately fifty works including donated white marble sculpture 'Energy'. Hollis Taggart has had five solo exhibitions with Atchugarry and cross-promotes the museum show.
• Outsider Art FaircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 March 2026Hollis Taggart participated in the Outsider Art Fair (March 19-22, 2026) at New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion with Booth C2, presenting a focused exhibition of Frank Diaz Escalet curated by Stavroula Coulianidis via Concierge Estate Sale Services (Paso Robles, CA).
• Susan Inglett GalleryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2025Susan Inglett Gallery co-organized the exhibition 'Drop, Cloth' with Hollis Taggart, presenting 30 contemporary works that explore the historical relevance of drapery in art and how textile/fabric have been used since the Renaissance to showcase skill and introduce kinetic elements. Featured in Semafor (Dec 22, 2025).
• ArtlogiccoreTechnology or IntegrationArtlogic is the website platform provider for Hollis Taggart, powering the inventory, basket/wishlist e-commerce flow, exhibition and publication catalog, artist biographies, and integrated newsletter signup.
• MO.CO. (Montpellier Contemporain), FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMO.CO. Montpellier hosted 'Immortelle' (11 March – 4 June 2023), a group show including Hollis Taggart-represented artist Thomas Agrinier. Hollis Taggart cross-promotes institutional exhibitions of its roster.
• Palazzo Reale, MilanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalazzo Reale hosted 'Pablo Atchugarry: Vita della materia' (27 October 2021 - 31 January 2022), a Hollis Taggart cross-promoted museum exhibition.
• Palazzo Ducale di GenovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalazzo Ducale di Genova hosted 'Pablo Atchugarry: Alla conquista della luce' (6 July - 25 August 2019), a Hollis Taggart cross-promoted museum exhibition.
• Concierge Estate Sale Services (Paso Robles, CA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcierge Estate Sale Services (Paso Robles, CA) curated a focused presentation of Frank Diaz Escalet's works at the Outsider Art Fair (Booth C2, March 19-22, 2026), in collaboration with Hollis Taggart and curator Stavroula Coulianidis.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• David Zwirner: Major global gallery with Chelsea flagship and active Post-War/Contemporary secondary-market programming. Competes for the same high-net-worth collector base and estate consignments as Hollis Taggart.
• Gagosian: Largest global gallery network with deep Post-War and contemporary programming and direct representation of estates analogous to Hollis Taggart's estate stewardship (Calder, Motherwell, etc.). Represents the upper bound of competitive pressure.
• Lévy Gorvy (now LGDR): Established blue-chip gallery with deep Post-War and Modernist focus. Direct competitor for estate representations and high-end collector relationships that form the core of Hollis Taggart's business.
• Pace Gallery: Established global mega-gallery with significant Post-War, Abstract Expressionist, and contemporary programming. Overlaps with Hollis Taggart's curatorial focus on blue-chip Post-War artists and estates but at vastly larger scale.
• Marlborough Gallery: Long-established NYC gallery (founded 1946) with historic representation of major Post-War and contemporary estates. Comparable longevity and estate-stewardship business model to Hollis Taggart.

Direct peers

• Kasmin Gallery: Chelsea-based gallery with comparable focus on historic Modern, Post-War, and contemporary artists. Similar mid-size footprint and dual-space model make it a closely comparable peer for curatorial and operational benchmarking.
• Susan Inglett Gallery: NYC contemporary gallery that co-organized the 'Drop, Cloth' exhibition with Hollis Taggart (Dec 2025) featuring 30 contemporary works. Similar mid-size scale, Chelsea location, and scholarship-driven program make it a direct operational peer.
• Tina Kim Gallery: Chelsea-based gallery with comparable scale and curatorial depth across contemporary and historic programming. Direct competitor for mid-tier collectors and shared art-fair circuit participation.
• Bortolami Gallery: NYC Tribeca-based gallery with comparable contemporary and historical programming focus. Similar mid-size scale and scholarship-led exhibition model make it a closely comparable operational peer.

Others

• Artsy: Online art marketplace where Hollis Taggart maintains an active seller profile. Functions as a channel partner/digital distribution layer for the gallery's secondary-market and contemporary inventory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hollistaggart
• Xx.com/hollistaggart
• Facebookfacebook.com/HollisTaggartNYC

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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