American Art Association

American Art Association
Established1883; 141 years ago (1883)
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York
TypeArt Gallery and Auction House
Mary Cassatt - Girl Arranging Her Hair - Painting for Sale at the American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, 10 April 1930, no. 75

The American Art Association was an art gallery and auction house with sales galleries, established in 1883.[1]

It was first located at 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square) in Manhattan, New York City and moved to Madison Ave and 56th St. in 1922. It was the first auction house in the U.S. and had a strong presence in New York during the period of American history known as the Gilded Age, hosting some of the cities major art exhibitions at the time.[2] The galleries and auctions were devoted to paintings by American artists and also had an Oriental Art Department. The aim of the association was to promote American art through a highly visible, cosmopolitan auction venue.[3]

  1. ^ "American Art Association Records". Archives of American Art.
  2. ^ "Art market". Britannia. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ^ Bolas, Gerald D. The Early Years of the American Art Association. 1998. Masters thesis published by University of Michigan. vi.