PATERSON GALLERY
William Bell Paterson (1859-24 February 1952) was born in Glasgow and in 1892 he opened a gallery at 33 Renfield Street, Glasgow, selling Barbizon and Hague School paintings, as well as the work of the Glasgow School. In 1900 he opened a London branch at 5 Old Bond Street, briefly in partnership with Norman Forbes-Robertson, known a Norman Forbes (24 September 1858–28 September 1932) who in 1901 was credited with discovering the painting 'Christ in the House of Martha and Mary' by Johannes Vermeer, with advertisements for exhibitions at Forbes and Paterson’s Gallery at 5 Old Bond Street in 'The Times' in 1900 but in 1903 the newspaper advertises W.B. Paterson’s Gallery. In 1904, Paterson sold the Glasgow business and moved permanently to London. Advertisements in the Times continue to list the Paterson Gallery at 5 Old Bond Street until February 1931 but in May 1931 the gallery has moved to 22 Old Bond Street and the last advertisement noted for Paterson's Gallery at 22 Old Bond Street was in the 'Cheshire Observer' of 11 June 1932. Suffolk artists who exhibited at the Paterson Gallery include Gerald Summers.
There was an unrelated W H Paterson Gallery at 19 Albemarle Street, London 1964-2013.