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Galerie Kevorkian

Paris, France · founded 1923

Paris gallery of ancient Near Eastern and Islamic art, trading since about 1900 and at its present site since 1923, run by three generations of the Kevorkian family; at TEFAF since 2013.

About

A Paris gallery that has passed through three generations of one family. According to the gallery, the family came from Eastern Anatolia and Carnig Kevorkian began trading around 1900 near the Hôtel Drouot, before moving to the gallery's present site in 19232,3.

Annie Kevorkian took over in the 1960s, and the gallery's history credits her with public sales of Luristan bronzes and Islamic ceramics in 1980-821,2. Corinne Kevorkian has run the business since 2006 and served as general secretary of the Syndicat national des antiquaires from 2014 to 20191,2. The gallery deals in ancient Near Eastern and Islamic art and in Persian and Indian miniatures1.

It first exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht in 20133. It is a member of the Syndicat national des antiquaires, IADAA and the Compagnie nationale des experts1.

History

  1. 1923
    Carnig Kevorkian's gallery settles at 21 quai Malaquais on the left bank, Paris, after an earlier start in the Hotel Drouot district around 1900, according to the gallery.

    ParisGalerie Kevorkian, history 2026Galerie Kevorkian, TEFAF exhibitor… 2026

  2. 1963–1964
    Annie (Anne-Marie) Kevorkian takes over; the gallery's history page dates this 1964 and the SNA page 1963.

    Galerie Kevorkian, history 2026Galerie Kevorkian, SNA member… 2026

  3. 2006
  4. 2013
    First participation in TEFAF Maastricht; later also Frieze Masters, Biennale Paris and BRAFA.

    Galerie Kevorkian, TEFAF exhibitor… 2026Galerie Kevorkian, history 2026

People

3 people

Staff and members · 3

Sources

  1. 1. (2026). “Galerie Kevorkian, SNA member page”. Online
  2. 2. (2026). “Galerie Kevorkian, history”. Online
  3. 3. (2026). “Galerie Kevorkian, TEFAF exhibitor page”. Online