Art galleryGladstone Gallery
A New York gallery built on long relationships with demanding artists, and keeper of the estates of Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe.
- Founded
- 1980, New York
- Founded by
- Barbara Gladstone
- Run from
- New York
- Spaces in
- 3 cities
- Highest reported sale
- $3.5 million
The gallery
Barbara Gladstone was a professor of art history before she became a dealer. She opened her gallery in New York in 1980 and gave it a reputation for showing difficult work early and standing by it: the first solo exhibition of Matthew Barney, in 1991, is the best known example.
The gallery moved to Chelsea in 1996 and later opened in Brussels and in Seoul. Alongside living artists, among them Alex Katz, Anish Kapoor, Shirin Neshat and Ugo Rondinone, it took on the estates of Keith Haring, in 2010, and of Robert Mapplethorpe, in 2017, and works with those of Robert Rauschenberg and Alighiero Boetti.
Barbara Gladstone died in 2024. The gallery continues under the partners she worked with.
Reported sales
- Keith HaringA work in sumi ink, 1983$3.5 millionArt Basel 2025
- Jannis KounellisUntitled (Wooden Rose), 1966$2.5 millionArt Basel 2024
- Robert RauschenbergTarnished Honor (Copperhead), 1989$1.5 millionArt Basel Miami Beach 2025
- Elizabeth PeytonA painting$1.35 millionArt Basel 2024
Prices as the gallery reported them from its stand at the fair named. They are the seller's figures, usually the asking price, and cannot be checked.
Artists and estates
- Matthew Barney
- Alex Katz
- Anish Kapoor
- Shirin Neshat
- Ugo Rondinone
- Elizabeth Peyton
- Sarah Lucas
- Philippe Parreno
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Wangechi Mutu
- Arthur Jafa
- Joan Jonas
- LaToya Ruby Frazier
- Ian Cheng
- Keith Haring
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Alighiero Boetti
A selection. Rosters change, and the gallery's own site has the full list.
Milestones
- 1980The gallery opens in New York.
- 1991The first solo exhibition of Matthew Barney.
- 1996The move to Chelsea, on West 24th Street.
- 2010The gallery begins to represent the estate of Keith Haring.
- 2017It takes on the estate of Robert Mapplethorpe.
- 2024Barbara Gladstone dies.