Dealers
Galerie Chenel
Paris, France · founded 1999
Family-run Paris dealer in archaeological objects, above all Roman art, founded in 1999 by Ollivier and Gladys Chenel and joined by Adrien Chenel; it shows at TEFAF and Frieze Masters.
About
A family gallery in Paris, opposite the Louvre, which according to its own pages was founded in 1999 and specialises in archaeological objects with an emphasis on Roman art2. Its directors are named as Ollivier, Adrien and Gladys Chenel1,2. A TEFAF profile says Ollivier and Gladys Chenel moved to Paris in 1999 to open the gallery and that Adrien Chenel joined six years later3.
The gallery lists Frieze Masters London, TEFAF New York and TEFAF Maastricht among its fairs, and names the Syndicat national des antiquaires and IADAA as its professional memberships2. It also belongs to the Carré Rive Gauche association1. The gallery states that it has sold ancient sculpture to the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston2.
History
- 1999Ollivier and Gladys Chenel open the gallery at 3 quai Voltaire, Paris; Adrien Chenel joins six years later (about 2005), according to a published profile.
ParisGalerie Chenel, About us 2026Galerie Chenel, Ollivier and… 2026
- UndatedExhibits at Frieze Masters London, TEFAF New York and TEFAF Maastricht (years not given); member of the Syndicat national des antiquaires, IADAA and the Carre Rive Gauche.
- UndatedThe gallery states it has sold ancient sculpture to the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (no objects named).
People
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- Adrien Cheneldirector (from 2005)Galerie Chenel, Ollivier and… 2026
- Gladys Cheneldirector (from 1999)Galerie Chenel, Ollivier and… 2026
- Ollivier Cheneldirector (from 1999)Galerie Chenel, Ollivier and… 2026