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Ordovas is a private gallery dealing in the best of 20th century and contemporary art with a museum-quality exhibition programme. Founded on a commitment to and passion for art, and grounded in 20 years of specialist experience, it offers maximum discretion and unrivalled access to public and private collections globally, helping collectors, whether established or new, to navigate the art world. Pilar Ordovas founded her gallery after 13 years at Christie’s, where she was International Director and Deputy Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Art in Europe, and two years as a Director of Gagosian Gallery in London.
Scholarly in tone, the exhibition programme focuses on historical works as well as modern masters. The gallery often presents pieces that have not been seen for generations and collaborates with major museums, institutions, artists’ estates and leading curators to mount thoughtful and revealing exhibitions. From its 2,000 sq ft Mayfair gallery, located at 25 Savile Row, Ordovas stages three museum-level exhibitions each year. In 2015, the gallery inaugurated its overseas presence with a large-scale sculpture exhibition in a double level, 10,000 sq ft space on the corner of Madison Avenue and 52nd St, New York. Ordovas’s London home and its outpost locations provide inspiring environments for the exhibition and private sale of rare and important artworks.
Ordovas has organized exhibitions in conjunction with a number of leading institutions, including The Courtauld and The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Press Articles
La Vanguardia
Pilar Ordovás, la galerista española amiga de Lucian Freud
7 Dec 2022
The New York Times
Lucian Freud, Stripped of Fame and Scandal
1 Nov 2022
Dorchester Collection
Meet a Mayfair art curator
27 October 2022
Artnet News
What Can a Major Museum Show of Lucian Freud Tell Us About His Market?
11 October 2022
I-M
Queens of the Art World
July 2022
Financial Times
When 'less is more' yields rewards
06 December 2021
The Art Newspaper
In Person: Pilar Ordovas
01 SEPTEMBER 2019
El Mundo
Un Principe Saudi es el Comprador del Leonardo por 380 Millones de Euros
11 December 2017
The Art Newspaper
Phillips and Sotheby's deliver healthy totals for contemporary art
17 November 2017
The Art Newspaper
Christie's ends London Contemporary auctions on a high note - despite Bacon Flop
09 October 2017
Vogue Mexico
La Claridad y Pureza del Blanco
01 March 2017
FT Weekend (Collecting)
People want to look back
2016
Elle Magazine China
The Answer of Art
26 August 2016
How to spend it
The Aesthete, Part I
16 August 2016
How to spend it
The Aesthete, Part II
16 August 2016
Blouin Art Info
The Art Market Responds
24 June 2016
Bloomberg
Brexit Looms Over Art Market With London Auctions Set to Decline
21 June 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Sotheby's Rallies with $242.2 Million Auction, Led by $36.7 Million Twombly
13 May 2016
Bloomberg
Japanese Collector Scoops up $98 Million of Art in Two Days
13 May 2016
Artnet
Sotheby's $144 Milion Impressionist and Modern Sale Sputters
10 May 2016
Robb Report
Pilar Ordovas
22 January 2016
FT Collecting
The Art Market Impact of Weakening Chinese economy
15 October 2015
El Mundo
El Mercado del arte se desboca
17 May 2015
The Daily Mail
Freud's £35m clerk breaks artist record
15 May 2015
The Daily Telegraph
Freud's 'Fat Sue' nude sells for record £35m
15 May 2015
Evening Standard
Portrait of Lucian Freud's Jobcentre muse from Bethnal Green sells for record £35million
14 May 2015
The New York Times
Christie's has Art World's First $1 Billion Week
14 May 2015
The Art Newspaper
In New York auctions $2bn already spent but no one is that surprised
14 May 2015
The Wall Street Journal
Chrisitie's Sells Rothko for $82 Million on way to Record Sales Week
14 May 2015
The Times
Christie's is happy with its lots £1bn art sales in a week
15 May 2015
Artnet News
$81.9 Million Rothko Leads Christie's Frenzied $658.5 Million Contemporary Art Sale
14 May 2015
Rand Daily Mail
Christie's has a US $1bn week of art sales
14 May 2015
Bloomberg
Christie's Sells $1.4 Billion of Art in Two Auctions in New York
14 May 2015
Blouin ArtInfo
Christie's Scores 4th Biggest Art Auction Ever, Pulls In $1.36 Billion in 2 Nights
14 May 2015
Antiques Trade Gazette
Christie’s billion dollar week of sales as Contemporary art market inflates further
14 May 2015
Christie's
Lucian Freud: Naked Truth
24 April 2015
Artnet.News
Britain's Top 50 Galleries You Should Know
10 April 2015
El Sibarita
Pilar Ordovas
30 March 2015
GQ
Un Plan Cultural: Galeria Ordovas
27 March 2015
Yodona
Las 20 Espanolas mas Influyentes del Arte
14 February 2015
Bloomberg
Richter's Hot Streak at 83 May Extend to U.K. Contemporary Sales
11 February 2015
The Art Newspaper
Gauguin's 'will and testament'
01 February 2015
The Art Newspaper
High-Level Exits Herald Change at Big Two Houses
07 January 2015
TOWN
Private Views – Pilar Ordovas
WINTER 2014
Financial Times
Auction Houses: Troubleshooters
05 December 2014
Bloomberg
Van Gogh, Warhol works spark interest
03 November 2014
Kunstmarkt
Außerordentliche Preise und Flops
18 JULY 2014
Expansión
El Arte debe ser el Alimento del Alma
15 July 2014
Bloomberg
Collectors Balk at Prices at Christie’s
25 JUNE 2014
The New York Times
Francis Bacon Work Sells for $70 Million at Christie's Auction
13 FEBRUARY 2014
Blouin ArtInfo
Big night at Christie's Caps London Contemporary Week
13 February 2014
Bloomberg Luxury
Buyers Chase Bacon's Lover to Koons's Egg in London Sale
13 FEBRUARY 2014
SMODA
Londres, la urbe mas premium
DECEMBER 2013
In The Studio
Leon Kossoff
NOVEMBER 2013
Pilar Ordovás
Galeria Ordovas, Londres
FEBRUARY 2013
20 minutos.es
Una muestra revela por primera vez la admiración de Francis Bacon por la escultura de Rodin
FEBRUARY 2013
Tendencias del Mercado del Arte
Pilar Ordovas
N˚60
Yo Dona
Ellas acaparan el arte en Londres
OCTOBER 2012
Yo Dona
Las 20 españolas + poderosas del mundo del arte
FEBRUARY 2012
Architectural Digest
Los 10 Españoles + Poderosos
FEBRUARY 2012
El Mundo Especial Magazine
20 Españoles en Londres
26 FEBRUARY 2012
ABC
Lucian Freud La danza del cazador naturalista
9 FEBRUARY 2012
Art + Auction
Power to Watch
DECEMBER 2011
El Pais
Pilar Ordovás "Cuando te repites, tienes que asumir un nuevo reto"
11 December 2011
El Mundo
Bacon y Rembrandt, cita en Savile Row
28 November 2011
ES Magazine
The Minimalist - Pilar Ordovas
18 NOVEMBER 2011
LA RAZÓN
Rembrandt y su discípulo Bacon
14 November 2011
Expansión
Pilar Ordovás inaugura en Londres
20 October 2011
Deia Igandea
El arte contemporáneo capea el temporal
16 October 2011
The Financial Times
Booming London
1 OCTOBER 2011
ArtInfo
"I Want to Add Something Different to the Equation": Pilar Ordovas on Leaving Gagosian to Open a New London Gallery for Classic Contemporary Art
28 JULY 2011
ABC
Con mi Galleria quiero aportar algo al panorama internacional
27 July 2011
El Mundo
Desayuno con Mr. Freud
Breakfast with Mr Freud (English translation)
26 July 2011
CincoDias
Un espacio de arte innovador en Londres
23 July 2011
The Financial Times
Collecting
2/3 JULY 2011
The Art Newspaper
Ordovas finds that Savile Row suits her
JUNE 2011
The Times Magazine
Private View
25 JUNE 2011
The Evening Standard
The Art World's Record Breaker
2 JUNE 2011