André Emmerich was a major and influential art dealer who founded his gallery in 1954 in New York City. The André Emmerich Gallery represented leading “Color Field” artists, which is a style of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. Noted Color Field artists represented by the gallery included Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Morris Louis and Jules Olitski. In addition to the Color Field painters, the gallery represented artists such as, Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Milton Avery, Herbert Ferber, Sam Francis, John Graham, Al Held, David Hockney, Miriam Schapiro, John Hoyland, Judy Pfaff, and Anne Truitt.

 

Having lived in France for 10 years, Emmerich was keen to recognize the developing art market in Europe and in 1971 opended another gallery in Zurich. In addition to the painters mentioned, André Emmerich represented the sculptors Anthony Caro, Alexander Liberman, Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero and George Rickey. Emmerich was thrilled to support the work of emerging younger artists like Keith Haring and Andy Warhol.