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LEADING SPECIALISTS IN MODERN BRITISH ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
As an academic and an art dealer since the 1990s, James Hyman has built a reputation as a leading expert on modern British art and photography.
James received his doctorate on Twentieth Century British Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and the gallery builds on this specialist expertise to focus on British Art since 1945 with a particular focus on figurative painting, especially by the “School of London”.
James Hyman Gallery combines this scholarship with a personal and discrete service tailored to the individual requirements of each collector. The gallery also has an international reputation for its important vintage photographs from the 19th and 20th century.
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James is an art historian and art dealer. He received his PhD from the Courtauld Institute (University of London) and is a leading authority on twentieth century British art, especially the painters of the ”School of London”. His doctorate on the subject was published as The Battle for Realism. Figurative Art in Britain during the Cold War (Yale University Press, 2001).
With his wife Claire he is a leading collector of photography.
Details of the British photographs in their collection can be found here:
James is a trustee of the Robin and Inge Hyman Charitable Trust, The Hyman Foundation, and the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation.
More details can be found here:
JAMES HYMAN FINE ART
James Hyman Fine Art is one of the leading specialists in Twentieth Century British Art. We specialise in Twentieth Century painting, especially by the Camden Town School, St Ives artists, Kitchen Sink painters and the School of London; Sculpture, especially by the post-war Geometry of Fear Sculptors; British Pop Art; and limited edition prints. In addition to our substantial inventory of artworks, we are proud to represent a select group of Artists and Estates. We exclusively represent Derrick Greaves as well as the Estates of Peter de Francia, Nigel Henderson, Robert Medley and Edward Middleditch.
JAMES HYMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
James Hyman Photography is the leading specialist in London in vintage photographs from the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. We hold a substantial inventory of rare vintage photographs from the early days of British and French photography, through European and American Modernism, and on to the present. We frequently sell and loan works to museums and discreetly source works for private collectors across the world. We also specialise in British Photography and represent many of the most important contemporary British Photographers, especially those engaged in forms of subjective or contemporary documentary practice. We are also proud to represent the celebrated French New Wave photographer Raymond Cauchetier and to work with the Estate of Andre Kertesz.
In addition to exhibitions, art fairs and scholarship, James Hyman’s core business is as an art advisor, supplying bespoke, expert advice to first time and experienced collectors.
As well as working closely with private collectors we regularly sell and loan to Museums and public collections across the world. Museums and major public collections that have acquired works from James Hyman include:
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, England
British Museum, London, England
Cumming Museum, London, England
Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA
Henry Moore Foundation, England
John Creasy Museum, Wiltshire, England
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
National Media Museum, Bradford, England
National Museums of Wales, Cardiff, Wales
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas, USA
Sir Colin St John Wilson Collection, England
Pinchuk Foundation, Ukraine
Tate, London, England
Wilson Centre for Photography, London, England
We also regularly loan works to major exhibitions at the world's leading museums. Public institutions to whom we have loaned works include:
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Cumbria, England
Art Gallery at Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Ashiya City Museum of Art, Japan
Asahikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
Aomori Museum of Art, Japan
Barbican Art Gallery, London, England
Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Paris, France
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, England
Ben Uri Art Gallery, London, England
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Courtauld Institute, London, England
Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Gallery of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland
Gemeentesmuseum, den Haag,
Goulandris Foundation, Athens, Greece
Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, England
Institut fur Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
Ivam, Valencia, Spain
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, England
Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Holland
Kunsthalle, Bielefeld, Germany
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England
Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, England
Museum of Modern Art, Bilbao, Spain
National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich, England
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, England
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury, England
Somerset House, London, England
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, England
Studio School, New York, USA
Tate Gallery, London, England
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Japan
Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Whitney Museum of Art, New York, USA
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan