gallerist

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Noun

gallerist (plural gallerists)

1. The owner or operator of an art gallery
   • 1962, Arts Canada, Volume 19, p. 244 ↗:

     Artists become gallerists in order to ensure a viewing.

   • 1989, Punch, Volume 297, p. 26 ↗:

     Gallerist: Currently favored title for someone who owns a gallery. Avoids unpleasant associations with ownership (ie the tarnishing of one’s passion for art with the metallic hues of hard cash); also suggests a certain affinity with the word ‘artist’.

     West Coast: Used by East Coast critics, gallerists, and collectors to describe anything produced west of the Hudson …

Synonyms

• art dealer

Translations

• French: galeriste
• German: Galerist, Galeristin
• Italian: gallerista
• Portuguese: galerista
• Russian: галери́ст
• Spanish: galerista

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