Lefevre Gallery

{{Short description|Art gallery in London, England (1926–2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Lefevre Gallery

| logo =

| type = Art Gallery

| fate = Dissolved

| successor = Lefevre Fine Art

| founded = {{Start date|1926}} in London, England

| founders = {{Plainlist|

• Alexander Reid
• Ernest Lefevre

}}

| defunct = {{End date|2002}}

| hq_location_city = London

| hq_location_country = England

}}

File:Lefevre Gallery November 1929 catalogue.jpg, "including works by W.R. Sickert, A.R.A."]]

The Lefevre Gallery (or The Lefevre Galleries) was an art gallery in London, England, operated by Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd.{{cite web|url=http://research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=11885|title=Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd.|work=Archives Directory for the History of Collecting|accessdate=19 March 2017}}

The gallery was opened at 1a, King Street, St James's,{{Coord|51.50684|-0.13656|type:landmark_region:GB|name=1a, King Street}} in 1926, when rival art dealers Alexander Reid and Ernest Lefevre joined forces.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1381188/London-out-of-the-picture-as-gallery-closes.html|title=London out of the picture as gallery closes|last=Gleadell|first=Colin|date=12 January 2002|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=19 March 2017}}

Upon Reid's death in 1928, his son, A J McNeill Reid succeeded him. Lefevre resigned in 1931.

In 1950, the gallery relocated to premises at 30, Bruton Street, Mayfair.{{Coord|51.51070|-0.14458|type:landmark_region:GB|name=30, Bruton Street}}

Among artists whose first British solo exhibitions were hosted by the gallery were Salvador Dalí, Edgar Degas, André Derain, L. S. Lowry, Amedeo Modigliani, Henri Rousseau, Gregorio Prieto{{Cite web |title=Archivo Gregorio Prieto |url=https://gregorioprieto.org/archivo/carta-de-alex-reid-lefevre-ltd-a-gregorio-prieto-confirmando-una-exposicion-en-su-galeria/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Museo{{!}}{{!}}Gregorio{{!}}{{!}}Prieto |language=es}} and Georges Seurat, It also held the first London exhibitions for Bernard Buffet, Balthus and René Magritte. Others who exhibited there included Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Walter Sickert, Wyndham Lewis, and the East London Group.

The gallery closed in 2002, citing competition from auction houses, changes in tax on works imported from outside the European Union, and the introduction of {{lang|fr|droit de suite}} (royalties paid to artists when their work is sold). The name lives on as 'Lefevre Fine Art' founded the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.lefevrefineart.com/#about-lefevre|title=Lefevre Fine Art|publisher=Lefevre Fine Art|accessdate=19 March 2017}}