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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Current Exhibition
New & Noteworthy 2023

New & Noteworthy 2023 features over 35 masterful American paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries, by artists including Frank Weston Benson, Winslow Homer, Alexander Pope, and notable women artists Jane Peterson, Grandma Moses, and Polly Thayer Starr.

Featured painting: Detail of Salmon Fishing by John Whorf (1903-1959)

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Current Exhibition
Coast to Coast: American Art Colonies Revisited

Vose Galleries is pleased to present our fourth exhibition of Donald Demers’ work, Coast to Coast: American Art Colonies Revisited. His masterful approach to painting is revealed in a series of plein air transcriptions of sites that have inspired artists for generations.

Please join us for an open house this evening - Thursday November 16th from 4 - 7pm

RSVP acceptances to [email protected] or 617-536-6176

Featured painting: Detail of Traces of Winter by Donald Demers