Welcome to Vose Galleries

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 37,000 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. Vose paintings hang in over 150 museums nationwide.

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Vose's Historic Gallery Space

We invite you to visit our Newbury Street brownstone, where you will find the largest inventory of American realist paintings in New England. All five floors are devoted to the display of fine art, including living and dining rooms furnished with antiques to provide a home-like setting for viewing works of art.

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Recent Acquisitions

A wide variety of paintings and works on paper from the 19th century through today come through our doors every week. To see what's been added to our inventory since your last visit to the gallery browse our recent acquisitions online.

(Featured painting: Overgrown Pasture in Late Winter (detail) by Gary Milek (b. 1941))

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Current Exhibition
You Had Me at Yellow

Considered the brightest color in the visible spectrum, yellow is commonly associated with sunlight, elation, and energy. In You Had Me at Yellow, Vose Galleries is pleased to present a selection of paintings that demonstrates the ways in which the many hues of this primary color contribute to a composition. You Had Me at Yellow is viewable in the gallery and online between July 22nd and September 2nd.  

(Featured painting: Cape Ann Marsh, by George Loftus Noyes (1864-1954)).

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