In 1994, Gabriela and Mathieu Sismann opened their first stand at the Puces de Saint-Ouen. In 1995, they founded their gallery in Paris. From the Louvre des Antiquaires to the prestigious Quai Voltaire, over the course of their thirty-year career, they forged their reputation as leaders in the international market for ancient sculpture, and became a reference point for clients, amateurs and professionals alike, who were committed to this niche field. Located opposite the Pavillon Flore, where the couple met on the benches of the Ecole du Louvre, Galerie Sismann is now a unique venue devoted indiscriminately to European sculpture from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Classical and Baroque periods through to the end of the 18th century.
Since 1994, Galerie Sismann has been working in the field of sculpture handling some of the greatest works to come to the market and enriching the collections of the most distinguished collectors and museums such as the Musée du Louvre (Paris), Musée National du Moyen Âge (Paris), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), le Rijksmuseum ( Amsterdam), Musée National de la Renaissance (Ecouen), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Fondation Lambert (Avignon), Tassenmuseum (Amsterdam), Fondation d’art Katoen Natie (Anvers), Le Palais Fesch - Musée de Beaux-Arts (Ajaccio), Residenz Museum (Munich), Fondation Gandur pour l'Art (Genève), Alana Collection (NY), Palazzo Ducale (Mantoue), Musea Brugge ( Bruges ), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ( Rotterdam).

Galerie Sismann is distinguished primarily by its ability to bring to light forgotten masterpieces of Old Master Sculpture from the art market or private collections. Driven by their sensitivity, their solid knowledge and an unrivalled eye, Gabriela and Mathieu see their choice of acquisitions as a quest for rare, little-known and neglected works, and set themselves the task of recontextualising them, finding their authors and original purpose.
Research is at the heart of this approach. This research is carried out in a collegial manner within the Gallery, drawing on the couple's specialist library as well as institutional documentary resources and online databases. The conclusions drawn from these studies are validated upstream by an international network of specialist consultants from the academic and museum worlds, and eventually published.

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Gabriela and Mathieu are fluent in French, English, Spanish, German and Italian.