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The famous art dealership Agnews has a long and storied history in selling works from Old Master to Modern Masters and particularly paintings and works on paper. Founded in Manchester in 1817, Thomas Agnew & Sons, is one of the most important and longest standing commercial art galleries in the world, acting as principal agent and advisor to some of the most important collectors in Europe and in the USA. Since the gallery's acquisition from the Agnew family by new owners in 2013, Agnews, led by Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart, has successfully built upon the gallery’s legacy of acquiring and presenting great works of art to museums and private collectors, while also implementing a dynamic and progressive approach which has rejuvenated the company. 

In order to continue and strengthen this development, Agnews is proud to announce the creation of a new company in continental Europe at Rue aux Laines 1, Brussels. Under the direction of Eric Gillis and Noémie Goldman, latterly of Gillis Goldman Fine Art, the firm will participate in international fairs, host gallery exhibitions, and deal in 19th century and early 20th century drawings, paintings, and sculpture, as well as in Old and Modern master prints. This new evolution will bring Agnews closer to clients, collectors, curators and connoisseurs in the UK, Europe, and the USA. 

Eric Gillis and Noémie Goldman have become in a few years key figures in the 19th century art market. For several years, Eric Gillis was based in Switzerland, Paris and London, working in several museums. He then worked for 10 years at CG Boerner, the renowned old master print dealer, as partner. In 2011, Eric Gillis returned to Belgium and established his own company and gallery in Brussels. In 2015, Eric was joined by Noémie Goldman, specialist in 19th century art, and a former researcher at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, who dedicated her PhD thesis on the Belgian art world around 1880.

Over the last eight years, they have published more than thirty catalogues dedicated to selections of fine drawings, paintings, sculptures, and prints, and the gallery has exhibited in major fairs, such as TEFAF Maastricht, the Salon du Dessin (Paris) and Frieze Masters (London). They have sold pieces to major US and European museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty, and the Musée d’Orsay. Eric Gillis and Noémie Goldman’s fields of expertise are Old and Modern Master prints, Symbolism, Post-Impressionism, and the Nabis group.