In 1870 William Wadsworth Findlay founded his first gallery, called the City Art Rooms, in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1919, the presidency of the gallery was passed on to Findlay’s eldest son, Walstein C. was responsible for bringing European art – including 19th-century English landscapes and portraits, German genre works, and French Impressionist and Barbizon paintings – to the gallery’s collection. The third generation of Findlay leadership arose when Walstein C. Under Findlay, Jr.’s leadership, the gallery – now called the Wally Findlay Galleries – became a known cultural destination in Kansas City. Wally Findlay Galleries established its second location, in Chicago, in 1931. Answering the needs of its clients, the galleries continued to expand dramatically, opening locations in Palm Beach (1961), New York City (1964), Paris and Beverly Hills (1971). Naturally, the styles of work represented by Wally Findlay Galleries throughout its history have reflected the various schools of art from each period, from Impressionism in the 1870’s, to Fauvism in the early- twentieth century, and through subsequent contemporary movements. Today, the legacy of committed fine art excellence is continued by the company’s Chairman and C.E.O., Mr. James R. Borynack, who acquired the company in late 1998. In 2016, Wally Findlay Galleries acquired David Findlay Jr Gallery, reuniting the 146-year old family art business and returning to the original name Findlay Galleries. Findlay Galleries located at:
Palm Beach:
165 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL, 33480
New York:
724 Fifth Avenue, 7th & 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10019
