Piano Nobile Gallery

What Piano Nobile Gallery does

Piano Nobile Gallery is a London-based fine art dealer specializing in twentieth-century British, European, and American art, including works by Walter Sickert, Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, and related modernist and contemporary artists. The gallery operates from two adjacent premises at 96 & 129 Portland Road in Notting Hill and is legally constituted as Robert Travers (Works of Art) Ltd, a private limited company registered in England (company no. 05332853) and led by founder and executive chairman Dr. Robert Travers.

The gallery's core offering combines direct sales of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints with curated in-house exhibitions, an online viewing room, and a scholarly publications line that includes the 'Barbara Hepworth: Strings' title and the recurring InSight editorial series. Underlying technology is limited to Artlogic, an industry-standard gallery website and inventory platform; there is no proprietary technology, data platform, or AI capability. Distribution occurs through the London gallery, the website, and participation in major international art fairs — TEFAF Maastricht, TEFAF New York, Frieze Masters, Masterpiece, British Art Fair, and Treasure House Fair.

Revenue is generated through one-off art sales, commission on consigned works from private collectors and estates, and publication sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and payment terms are 30 days post-invoice, with anti-money laundering due diligence required above €10,000. Customer segments are high-net-worth private collectors (primary) and museums/public institutions such as Tate Britain, the National Portrait Gallery, Pallant House Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Charleston, and Museum Belvédère (secondary, largely via loans and collaborative exhibitions).

Name

Piano Nobile Gallery

Legal name

Robert Travers (Works of Art) Ltd

Website

https://piano-nobile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Piano Nobile Gallery is a London-based fine art dealer specializing in twentieth-century British, European, and American art, serving high-net-worth private collectors and major museums through direct sales, exhibitions, international art fairs, and scholarly publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Gallery

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Art, Photography & Illustrated Books Publishing (MPAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Fine art gallery
• Twentieth century British art
• Art advisory services
• Gallery exhibitions
• International art fairs

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue from buying and selling works of art including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints by 20th century British, American, and European artists.
2. Publications: Sales of gallery publications, exhibition catalogues, and scholarly books on artists including Walter Sickert, Barbara Hepworth, and other represented artists.
3. Commission on Consignments: The gallery handles works on consignment for private collectors and estates, earning commission on successful sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Piano Nobile Gallery buys, sells, and exhibits twentieth-century British, European, and American fine art — including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints by artists such as Walter Sickert, Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, and Henry Moore. Sales are conducted through the London gallery, an online viewing room, and major international art fairs, supported by in-house scholarly publications and curatorial content (the InSight series).

Product overview

Piano Nobile Gallery is an art dealer specializing in twentieth-century British, European, and American art. The gallery operates as a unified offering combining the sale of works of art (paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints) with exhibition programming, participation in international art fairs (TEFAF, Frieze Masters, Masterpiece), scholarly publications, and curatorial content (InSight articles). The gallery's core business is the acquisition, sale, and advisory services for fine art, with no technology platform or SaaS product components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Works of Art Sales
• Gallery Exhibitions
• Publications
• Art Advisory Services

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Charleston (Lewes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Charleston is working in partnership with Piano Nobile to create the exhibition 'Walter Sickert: Working Notes'. The show brings together works formerly of the Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection, illustrating Sickert's process of translation through several iterations in different media. The exhibition runs from 2 May to 11 October 2026 at Charleston in Lewes.
• National Portrait GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration on 'A Celebration of Portraiture' exhibition (June-July 2023), an exhibition in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery.
• Tate BritainflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2022Piano Nobile supported Tate Britain's retrospective of Walter Sickert, running from April to September 2022. This was described as the first large-scale retrospective of Sickert in decades.
• Dulwich Picture GalleryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Piano Nobile arranged loans for Dulwich Picture Gallery's exhibition 'Reframed: The Woman in the Window'.
• Museum Belvédère (Oranjewoud, Holland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Piano Nobile loaned several works to Museum Belvédère's 'Living the Landscape' exhibition, focusing on the work of Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth.
• Pallant House GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Piano Nobile loaned a Walter Sickert painting, 'Celebrations, Dieppe' (1911-14), to Pallant House Gallery's exhibition 'Sickert in Dieppe', curated by Katy Norris.
• The Herbert and Ann Lucas CollectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPiano Nobile presented The Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection of paintings, drawings and prints by Walter Sickert in their exhibition 'Sickert: Love, Death & Ennui'. This was described as the most significant collection of works by the artist to come to the market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Browse & Darby: London gallery dealing in 19th and 20th century British paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Comparable in focus area, scale, and client type (private collectors and museums acquiring British works).
• Offer Waterman: London-based gallery specializing in modern and contemporary British art, with overlapping artist rosters including post-war British modernists. Directly comparable niche specialist competing for the same collector base and consignment flow.
• Redfern Gallery: Long-established Cork Street gallery focused on 20th century British art. Operates with a similar single-Location specialist model and overlaps directly on British modernist artists and estate/secondary-market consignments.
• Agnew's: Historic London fine art dealer with deep roots in British old master and modern British categories. Comparable institutional client base and similar advisory/authentication services, though with broader historical scope.
• Beaux Arts London: London gallery active in the 20th century British art market with comparable fair participation (Masterpiece, TEFAF). Closely matched business model serving collectors of post-war British modernism.
• Osborne Samuel: Mayfair gallery specializing in modern British art including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Sickert contemporaries. Direct peer given shared artist universe, collector overlap, and parallel positioning in the 20th century British niche.

Broad incumbents

• Marlborough Fine Art: Major London-based gallery with significant 20th century British art exposure (including historically Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth). Comparable category but broader international footprint and deeper institutional backing.
• Christie's: Global auction house with major 20th century British art evening and day sale categories. Competes for high-value consignments, benefits from guaranteed-minimum pricing, and serves the same ultra-high-net-worth collector pool.
• Sotheby's: Global auction house running dedicated British art and modern British sales. Competes for trophy consignments and high-net-worth buyers at the top end of the market Piano Nobile operates in.
• Thomas Dane Gallery: Established London gallery with international program spanning post-war and contemporary art. Comparable in gallery scale and London base, but with a broader international/contemporary mandate versus Piano Nobile's niche specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/pianonobilegallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/piano-nobile-robert-travers-works-of-art-ltd.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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