National Gallery
The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square, London and was founded in 1824. The collection at the gallery belongs to the public of the United Kingdom and entry is free.
The collection at the National Gallery is one of the most visited in Europe and comprises works from British Masters, European old Masters, Italian Renaissance and French Impressionists.

Dealer Daniel Katz sells Sorolla’s study of a drunkard to National Gallery
11 June 2020The National Gallery in London has bought a painting by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) for £325,000 from London’s Daniel Katz Gallery.

National Gallery acquires trio of 18th century pictures from late art patron via tax scheme
22 May 2020The National Gallery has taken ownership of three pictures by 18th century greats Jean-Etienne Liotard, Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Thomas Lawrence.

National Gallery appeals for £2m from public to buy Gentileschi masterpiece
12 November 2019London’s National Gallery is asking for the public’s help to raise the final £2m required to buy 'The Finding of Moses' by Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639) from its owner, entrepreneur and founder of the DFS furniture retailer, Graham Kirkham.

London Art Week launches winter symposium
24 October 2019‘Conversations on collecting’ is the theme of the inaugural London Art Week symposium, running for the first time this winter.

National Gallery acquires Richard Parkes Bonington painting in £600,000 tax deal
15 August 2019A view of the River Seine by Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28) has entered the collection of The National Gallery in London under the acceptance in lieu scheme.

Six places to see and buy art in London this weekend including Summer Olympia and Sorolla at the National Gallery
21 June 2019In the closing weeks of June, London is packed with commercial shows, museum exhibitions and art fairs.

Trio of high-value Old Master paintings enter museums
25 February 2019Three major Old Master acquisitions by museums have been announced over the last fortnight. They include two works that headlined London’s latest auction series in this category.

National Gallery acquires record-setting self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi for £3.6m from London gallery
06 July 2018A recently discovered self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi, the celebrated Italian Baroque artist, has been acquired by the National Gallery in London for £3.6m.

Sotheby’s brokers sale of rare Juan de Zurbarán still life to National Gallery
27 April 2018Sotheby’s has negotiated the private sale of a still life by Juan de Zurbarán (1620-1649) to the National Gallery, London.

Works from ex-TEFAF President’s collection head to the National Gallery
15 December 2017Four Old Master paintings from the collection of the late president of TEFAF, Willem Baron van Dedem, have been donated to the National Gallery.

Saved for the nation: Bellotto’s northern European view acquired by London’s National Gallery
23 August 2017A painting by Canaletto’s nephew Bellotto has been saved for the nation after being acquired by the National Gallery in London.

Galleries announced for sixth Frieze Masters
23 June 2017Frieze Masters returns to Regent’s Park, London, this autumn with more than 130 exhibitors showing a selection of art covering 6000 years.

Recently rescued national treasure to go on public display
17 October 2016An Old Master painting recently saved for the nation by the Bowes Museum is set to be showcased at a new exhibition held in the painting’s new home.

Leading collector of romantic landscapes donates two works to the National Gallery in London
18 May 2016Two landscapes by 19th century European artists have been donated to the National Gallery by Asbjørn Lunde, an American of Norwegian extraction who is one of the world’s top collectors in the field.

Pallant House Gallery acquire Degas drawing in deal brokered by Sotheby’s
18 April 2016A large drawing by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) which has never been exhibited before has gone on display at Pallant House Gallery after being acquired by the Chichester gallery via the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

Modern British greats in focus: Freud archive and Bacon catalogue
30 November 2015An archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of the artist through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme.
Impressionist marketing: taking another view
23 February 2015The curators of the ‘Inventing Impressionism’ exhibition at the National Gallery are giving a talk at the second edition of ‘VIEW: A Festival of Art History’ at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni in South Kensington on Saturday, February 28, at 7pm.

New owners for Agnew’s as National Gallery buy archive
10 March 2014Just over a year since closing its Albemarle Street gallery, the long-established London art dealership Agnew’s has been acquired by new owners.

Bellows paves the way for US artists at the National Gallery
24 February 2014The purchase of a George Bellows painting has signalled a major change in policy at the National Gallery, ending 190 years of showing only European artists.

Galleries gain Freud's Constable
04 November 2013This John Constable (1776-1837) portrait has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland from the estate of the artist Lucian Freud (1922-2011) through the Government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

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