David Nolan Gallery: 40 Years of Drawing in New York
The David Nolan Gallery, founded in 1987 in SoHo, has championed drawing for nearly four decades. Its inaugural exhibition featured Sigmar Polke's 1960s paper pieces and has since included notable artists like Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter. David Nolan’s earlier work with Michael Werner in Cologne and Ileana Sonnabend in New York shaped his appreciation for German art. Valentina Branchini joined as a partner in 2018, and in 2020, the gallery moved to a neo-Gothic building on the Upper East Side, which used to be Bykert Gallery—known for showcasing artists like Brice Marden. Branchini has curated impactful projects, and the gallery oversees estates of artists like George Grosz. They plan to participate in the FOG Design+Art fair in San Francisco in 2026.
Key facts
- David Nolan Gallery founded in 1987 in SoHo, New York.
- First exhibition: Sigmar Polke drawings from the 1960s.
- Gallery moved to Upper East Side in 2020, former Bykert Gallery space.
- Valentina Branchini joined as partner in 2018.
- Represents estates of George Grosz, Richard Artschwager, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Barry Le Va.
- Participated in FOG Design+Art fair for the first time in 2026.
- Nolan worked with Michael Werner in Cologne and Ileana Sonnabend in New York.
- Branchini previously worked at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs.
Entities
Artists
- Sigmar Polke
- Georg Baselitz
- Martin Kippenberger
- Gerhard Richter
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Barry Le Va
- Richard Artschwager
- Jim Nutt
- Brice Marden
- Lynda Benglis
- Dorothea Rockburne
- Chuck Close
- A.R. Penck
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Francis Picabia
- Gilbert & George
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Jeff Koons
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Julian Schnabel
- Anselm Kiefer
- Francesco Clemente
- Hanne Darboven
- Albert Oehlen
- Mel Bochner
- John Baldessari
- Robert Morris
- Jannis Kounellis
- Dieter Roth
- Jorinde Voigt
- Jonathan Meese
- Andy Warhol
- Robert Indiana
- Dan Flavin
- Joan Mitchell
- Marisol
- Paul Thek
- John Chamberlain
- Louise Nevelson
- George Grosz
- Ian Hamilton Finlay
- Klaus Kertess
Institutions
- David Nolan Gallery
- Michael Werner Gallery
- Sonnabend Gallery
- Bykert Gallery
- Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs
- FOG Design+Art
Locations
- New York
- SoHo
- Upper East Side
- Manhattan
- Cologne
- San Francisco
- United States
- Germany
- Ireland
- Canada
- Central America
- South America
- Korea
- Africa
- Europe