Martin Beisly Fine Art

Martin Beisly Fine Art is a London-based art dealership founded in 2015 by Martin Beisly, a former Christie's auction house executive. The dealership specialises in Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings, drawings and sculpture, offering works for sale to private collectors, museums and institutions. Martin Beisly spent over thirty years in the auction world, most notably as International Director of Victorian & 19th Century Pictures at Christie's, where he built a reputation for expertise in the field and led the department to market-leading status, achieving exceptional prices and setting world auction records. Since launching his own dealership, he has continued to advise clients on all aspects of Victorian pictures, including purchase, research, cataloguing, buying and selling through auction or private sale. The business operates by appointment only, with viewings arranged at its London premises. Beyond dealing, Martin Beisly has been involved in heritage projects, including restoring Farringford, Tennyson's home on the Isle of Wight, and serving as a trustee of Julia Margaret Cameron's house Dimbola. He is a former trustee and current member of the Collections Committee of The Watts Gallery in Compton. The dealership remains a private, independent business focused on the Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite market.

Martin Beisly Fine Art was launched in 2015 by Martin Beisly after a career of over thirty years in the auction world. Before founding the dealership, Beisly served as International Director of Victorian & 19th Century Pictures at Christie's, where he established a reputation for expertise in Victorian art and a wide network of international collectors and curators. Under his leadership, the Victorian department became the market leader in the field, achieving exceptional prices and setting world auction records. In 2015 he left the auction house to establish his own dealership, Martin Beisly Fine Art, based in London. The business specialises in the sale of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings, drawings and sculpture, and provides consultancy on all aspects of Victorian pictures, including purchase, research, cataloguing, buying and selling through auction or private sale. All works are viewable by appointment only. In addition to his dealing activities, Martin Beisly has been involved in heritage and cultural projects. He was instrumental in restoring Farringford, Tennyson's home on the Isle of Wight, and was a trustee of Julia Margaret Cameron's house Dimbola. He is a former trustee and current member of the Collections Committee of The Watts Gallery in Compton. The dealership continues to operate as a private, independent business focused on the Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite market.

• 2015

  Martin Beisly launches his own art dealership, Martin Beisly Fine Art, after over thirty years in the auction world.

Specialist dealer in Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, offering expertise built on over thirty years in the auction world, with viewings by appointment only.

• Victorian paintings

  Paintings from the Victorian era offered for sale.

• Pre-Raphaelite paintings

  Works by Pre-Raphaelite artists offered for sale.

• Drawings

  Drawings from the Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite periods.

• Sculpture

  Sculpture from the Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite periods.

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