gallerist
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- noun
- /ˈɡæl.ə.rɪst/
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galerista
- South African museums without budgets cannot buy contemporary artists' work, which is being created underfoot and sold overseas by gallerists like myself.
Allen Stone, a young gallerist who saw the paintings rolled up under Wayne's arms and asked, what is this?
- Allen Stone, a young gallerist who saw the paintings rolled up under Wayne's arms and asked, what is this?
- You're fairly even keeled, fairly smart, fairly, you know, disciplined gallerist.
Examples
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The gallerist provided insights about the latest trends in contemporary art.
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That was the gallerist who represents contemporary artists smiling.
Academic text (2001) -
I discussed these issues with some prominent gallerists.
Academic text (2007) -
Allen Stone, a young gallerist who saw the paintings rolled up under Wayne's arms and asked, what is this?
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Sarah saw the last series that I did, and she said that she would show it to a gallerist in Soho who specializes in photos and prints.
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"The cultural value of this medium is clearly increasing," says the gallerist Edward Winkleman, who is also the co-founder of the Moving Image art fair (London, 11-14 October).
Blog text (28) -
My gallerist friend organized a stunning exhibition featuring local artists.
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As a successful gallerist, she helps emerging painters find their audience.
Synonyms
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3.8
A person who buys and sells paintings or sculptures for clients
How Established
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gallerist comes from gallery and the ending -ist. A gallery is a 'place where art hangs' and -ist means 'a person who does something', just like in artist or dentist, so a gallerist is a person who owns or runs an art gallery.