Hirschl & Adler Galleries | Modern

What Hirschl & Adler Galleries | Modern does

Hirschl & Adler Galleries is a privately held New York fine art gallery founded in 1952 by Norman S. Hirschl and Abraham M. Adler, specializing in American and European paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculpture from the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries, as well as American prints of all periods and American decorative arts from 1810 to 1910. The gallery operates a contemporary arm, Hirschl & Adler Modern, which represents established and emerging artists and features American and European Post-War work. It is currently led by President Stuart P. Feld (joined 1967, sole proprietor since 1982) and Managing Director Elizabeth Feld, supported by Senior Vice President Eric W. Baumgartner and Modern directors Shelley Farmer and Thomas B. Parker.

The business runs a traditional gallery model anchored by approximately twelve curated exhibitions per year, most accompanied by scholarly catalogues, and active participation in ten or more international art fairs including Art Basel Miami Beach, TEFAF, ADAA Art Show, The Winter Show, EXPO Chicago, Masterpiece London, and The Armory Show. The gallery represents a roster of artist estates (Honoré Sharrer, Louisa Chase, Winold Reiss, Hunt Diederich, Frederick J. Sykes, Stanley Twardowicz, Ruth Light Braun, John Rutherford Boyd) and serves five named customer segments: private collectors, museums, architects and interior designers, art consultants, and other dealers. Underlying commerce technology is the industry-standard Artlogic platform powering cataloguing, website, and client operations; there is no proprietary technology stack or disclosed AI capability.

Revenue derives primarily from one-time sales of fine art (both purchased outright and sold on consignment), supplemented by income from scholarly publications. Pricing is quote-based per work and is not publicly disclosed. The gallery is independently owned, with no parent company, no outside funding, and no subsidiaries, and conducts all activity from a single 9th-floor gallery in The Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street, New York.

Name

Hirschl & Adler Galleries | Modern

Legal name

Hirschl & Adler Galleries

Website

https://hirschlandadler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hirschl & Adler Galleries is a privately held New York fine art gallery, founded 1952, specializing in 18th–early 20th century American and European paintings, sculpture, prints, and decorative arts, plus a contemporary arm, Hirschl & Adler Modern, serving private collectors, museums, and design professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Fine art sales
• Art gallery services
• Art advisory
• Estate representation
• Decorative arts

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from selling fine art including American and European paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, prints, and decorative arts. The gallery also purchases works directly and sells on consignment.
2. Publishing: Revenue from scholarly catalogues and publications accompanying exhibitions. Most exhibitions are accompanied by catalogues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hirschl & Adler Galleries is a New York-based fine art gallery founded in 1952 that specializes in buying, selling, and consigning American and European paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculpture from the 18th through early 20th centuries; American prints of all periods; and American decorative arts from 1810 to 1910. Its contemporary arm, Hirschl & Adler Modern, represents established and emerging artists in Post-War American and European art. The gallery complements sales with curated exhibitions, scholarly catalogues, estate representation, and advisory services to collectors, museums, architects, and designers.

Product overview

Hirschl & Adler Galleries operates as a unified fine art gallery with two primary arms: the main gallery handling 18th through early 20th century American and European paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, prints, and decorative arts; and Hirschl & Adler Modern, its contemporary subdivision focusing on Post-War American and European art and emerging artists. The gallery's core offerings include art sales, curated exhibitions (approximately a dozen annually), estate representation, scholarly publications and catalogues, and advisory services to collectors, museums, and institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hirschl & Adler Galleries
• Hirschl & Adler Modern

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Center for Railroad Photography & Art (CRP&A)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized in conjunction with the Center for Railroad Photography & Art (CRP&A) in Madison, Wisconsin for The Art of Trains exhibition - the first exhibition of railroad art in New York City in over 50 years featuring works from the Peter & Christine Mosse Collection.
• Estate of Honoré SharrercoreOthersHirschl & Adler Modern represents the Estate of Honoré Sharrer (1920-2009), featuring her politically-charged figurative paintings.
• Estate of Louisa ChasecoreOthersHirschl & Adler Modern represents the Estate of Louisa Chase (1951-2016), a neo-expressionist painter who emerged in the 1970s-80s New York art scene.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Questroyal Fine Art: New York gallery focused on 19th-century American paintings, particularly Hudson River School and tonalist works; nearly identical period specialty and similar museum/private collector audience.
• Debra Force Fine Art: New York gallery specializing in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts; comparable period focus, similar institutional client base, and active at major American art fairs.
• Colnaghi: One of the world's oldest commercial art dealers with comparable scholarly tradition and historical fine art specialization; comparable business model of scholarly catalogue-driven sales to collectors and museums.
• Berry-Hill Galleries: Long-established New York gallery specializing in 19th- and early 20th-century American paintings and sculpture; directly comparable specialty, similar collector/institutional customer base, and overlapping fair participation.
• David David Gallery: Philadelphia-based gallery with a strong American art focus across historical and contemporary periods; comparable dual specialty and overlap in museum and private collector markets.

Broad incumbents

• Sotheby's: Global auction house that competes for the same consignors and collector relationships across American and European fine art; broader in scope than Hirschl & Adler but a direct competitor on consignment inventory and high-end sales.
• Bonhams: International auction house with active American fine and decorative arts departments; competes on consignment and secondary market transactions in adjacent segments.
• Christie's: Global auction house competing for the same museum-quality American/European works, collectors, and estate consignments; broader portfolio but directly relevant to the same market Hirschl & Adler serves.

Others

• National Academy of Design: Historic New York art institution involved in exhibition programming, scholarly activity, and American artist estate/membership — adjacent rather than directly competing, but occupies overlapping scholarly and museum-facing space.
• Artnet: Online art market data, auction aggregator, and gallery network platform; not a direct competitor for high-end primary sales but increasingly influences pricing transparency and collector discovery for traditional galleries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HirschlAdler
• Instagraminstagram.com/hirschlandadler
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hirschl-and-adler

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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