Matthiesen Gallery

The Matthiesen Gallery is an art gallery and museum located in the St James's district of London, England. Established in the late 1970s by Patrick Matthiesen, it functions as both a commercial gallery and an art museum. The institution is historically rooted in the earlier gallery operated by Patrick's father, Francis Matthiesen, who was a prominent art dealer active in Berlin and later in London. The gallery maintains a physical presence at 7-8 Mason Yard on Duke Street St James's.

The gallery's origins lie with Francis Matthiesen, who operated an earlier iteration of the Matthiesen Gallery. Francis initially established his art dealing business in Berlin, but was forced to flee Nazi Germany, subsequently relocating his operations to London. Decades later, his son Patrick Matthiesen founded the current Matthiesen Gallery in London. While the English corpus records the founding year as 1978, French sources indicate a 1977 establishment, reflecting a minor discrepancy in the recorded date of its inception.

The gallery has handled historically significant works that have entered public collections. A notable example is the painting L'Archange Gabriel by Antonio Vivarini, which passed through the Matthiesen Gallery before being acquired by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Tours in France.

The Matthiesen Gallery is situated in the United Kingdom, specifically in the St James's area of central London. Its address is 7-8 Mason Yard, Duke Street St James's. The institution maintains an online presence via its official website.