About

Michael N. Altman is the founder of Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services and an accomplished dealer and advisor specializing in paintings, drawings, and sculptures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With deep experience across all facets of the secondary market, he brings a comprehensive understanding of historical and current market trajectories alongside a connoisseurial eye for works that best align with each client's vision and collecting goals.

Michael established his first gallery on the Upper East Side in 1984, building over four decades an extensive international network of collectors and specialists. He has been instrumental in placing significant works of art with renowned private collectors and distinguished institutional collections, earning a long-standing reputation for diligence, transparency, and integrity.

Beyond the gallery, Michael and his wife Alexandria are committed philanthropists who support initiatives in medicine, education, and the arts, and advocate for social and environmental causes. Together, they support Partners in Health and have endowed the E. Alexandria and Michael N. Altman Family Chair in Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital. They are also proud supporters of Rippowam Cisqua, Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and Boston College. Michael serves on the boards of OCEARCH and the John Jay Homestead and chairs Wild Immersion. Previously, he served on the board of the Jewish Foundation of Christian Rescuers and co-founded the Men's Campaign at Women for Women International, through which he helped raise more than $10 million in support of women's causes.