Victoria Mouraux Durand-Ruel Opens Chelsea Gallery During Armory Week
In September 2026, the Mouraux Durand-Ruel Gallery will open in Chelsea, New York, at 555 West 25th Street, directly across from Pace Gallery. Founder Victoria Mouraux Durand-Ruel will debut her space with an exhibition celebrating Lucien Clergue, a notable French photographer who passed away in 2014. Clergue is known for his vital role in co-founding the Rencontres d'Arles festival. Victoria, who is the great-great-granddaughter of esteemed art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, aims to merge historical perspectives and modern art techniques while partnering with the Durand-Ruel Archives and Frederick Mouraux Gallery. The gallery's opening coincides with The Armory Show week.
Key facts
- Victoria Mouraux Durand-Ruel opens Mouraux Durand-Ruel Gallery in September 2026.
- Gallery located at 555 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, opposite Pace Gallery.
- Inaugural exhibition features photographs by Lucien Clergue.
- Lucien Clergue co-founded Rencontres d'Arles and was first photographer elected to Académie des Beaux-Arts.
- Mouraux Durand-Ruel is great-great-granddaughter of Paul Durand-Ruel.
- Gallery program includes painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, drawing, installation.
- Collaboration with Durand-Ruel Archives (Paris) and Frederick Mouraux Gallery (Brussels).
- Mouraux Durand-Ruel previously worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's, Phillips, TEFAF, Opera Gallery New York.
Entities
Artists
- Victoria Mouraux Durand-Ruel
- Lucien Clergue
- Pablo Picasso
- Jean Cocteau
- Paul Durand-Ruel
- Claude Monet
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Camille Pissarro
- Edgar Degas
- Victoria Mouraux
Institutions
- Mouraux Durand-Ruel Gallery
- Pace Gallery
- Durand-Ruel Archives
- Frederick Mouraux Gallery
- Rencontres d'Arles
- Académie des Beaux-Arts
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Christie's
- Phillips
- TEFAF
- Opera Gallery New York
- Maastricht University
- University of San Francisco
- The Armory Show
- Durand-Ruel
Locations
- New York
- Chelsea
- 555 West 25th Street
- Paris
- Brussels
- United States
- France
- Belgium
Sources
- Artslife —
- FAD Magazine —