Thirty five years ago, when Jo’burg central was stylish and Contempoary.
A young Henry Taylor joined the family business by working for his father who owned the Taylor Dykman Gallery in Carlton centre. The gallery focused on well established South African artists, some of whom went onto become the Old Masters of today.

It was here that Henry encountered the likes of Jeanette Dykman, Father Claerhout, W.Hulley, Martin Koch and Gabriel de Jongh etc. Watching some of these great names painting, Henry gained an appreciation of the techniques that made these names great.

After five years, the gallery re-located to Santon City and became the Taylor Errol Boyley Gallery. Attention shifted exclusively to marketing Errol Boyley and building up his reputation in Johannesburg.

Five years later, Henry decided to branch out on his own and set up the Henry Taylor Art gallery in Lonehill. Here he focused on up and coming artists as well as the more established artists that he had grown accustomed to. The move was successful and continued to be for seven years when Henry decided to move to the Fourways Mall.

This move was motivated by the greater passing trade in this mall as well as the larger sized properties that allowed for a greater range of pieces. It was here that Henry began to specialised in Old Masters as well as dealing with higher income buyers as well as corporate investors.

Henry remained in Fourways mall for fourteen years but was forced to move from this location by the emergence of newer, more stylish locations where his target audience was more readily available.

Hence the Henry Taylor Gallery found a new home at the Design Quarter and became more of a destination gallery thanks to the larger premise.

The gallery also featured approximately 60% more Old Masters and of a greater range that now included black Old Masters.

It was here that the gallery also began dabbling with foreign contemporary artists such as Claire Denarie, which proved to be a very wise business decision.

After four wonderful years, in keeping with our core target market of higher income buyers the gallery relocated once more to its present home of Cedar Square.

Where we offer all the basic services of sales an framing as well as added information and advice about investment art, contemporary art, interior design suggestions, sourcing pieces upon request as well as valuations on existing art.

We offer all the basic services of sales and framing as well as added information and advice about investment art, contemporary art, interior design suggestions, sourcing pieces upon request as well as valuations on existing art!

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