Weinstein Gallery

My husband and I discovered this gallery several years ago and were thrilled. The works are excellent and the gallerists knowledgable and friendly. We’ve been to museums and galleries all over the world, but found wonderful artists we didn’t know about, like Bauer and Fini. Great Surrealist collection, as well as expressionist. Last time we went, I was thrilled to see some of John Anderson’s epic paintings on display. I knew him as a kid. Time for another visit!

Check out the Bauer pieces. If you don’t get to the third floor, you’ll miss my favorite piece of his. Tour hosted by the brothers tonight, amazing, knowledgeable, a joy and I am not a sophisticated art connoisseur =D

I stumbled upon this gallery two years ago while visiting San Francisco. It’s quite unusual finding an art gallery in the middle of Union Square, I must say. I remember the big Picasso and Joan Miró signs outside and was immediately drawn in…
I just learned from the other reviewers that they sell the paintings on exhibit here. What impressed me the most was the vast number of Joan Miró paintings (two floors worth) and maybe among the best Miró paintings I’ve ever seen (no need to go to Barcelona!). I must have spent at least 90 minutes here and it was a great find. I’m very glad that this is still around and will definitely go back.

The place is nicely lit, with soft music playing in the background. When we came here, they had a lot of Rolph Scarlett’s work, which are very interesting. The staff are very welcoming and does not discriminate, unlike some galleries. They are very polite, knowledgable and helpful, and they take time to talk to you. They are very transparent with their invoices and have proofs and or guarantee that what you are purchasing is an original. I am definitely impressed.

Art Gallery for tourists and the uninformed. The works you’d buy here will probably never be worth more than you paid.

Three floors of paintings, drawings, color etchings… Much of it was abstract. I didn’t like it much; guess it’s just not my type of art. Picasso, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, others. It’s 20^th and some 21^st century stuff. I wouldn’t come back.

It’s funny to walk in and know exactly what the workers here are thinking: «He can’t afford anything here.» I don’t mind because I can’t afford anything here. The smallest object here went for about $ 9,000. Break it, they break you.
Currently they have a pretty good show going. You’ll find work from Chagall, Bauer, Calder, and Picasso to name a few. The lighting is a bit worrying since there are hot florescent bulbs shining directly on works. There was another piece that was somewhat dangling from its frame. What a shame.
A worker here notified me that this place used to be «Clothing Corner.» So if you walk upstairs there’s a little nook and cranny that used to be the dressing room! I didn’t realize it until she told me. There are three levels to explore. I’m not sure if they have an elevator for customers.
Definitely worth the look if you’re into just plain great art. Since they have so much artwork, the layout feels cramped and condensed. But it’s free so I can’t complain much. The workers aren’t snobby, only extremely bored because of the lack of potential buyers.

Extensive collection of a variety of artists. Staff is friendly, competitive, and very driven to make a sale. It also helps when they’re well informed about the artist and each piece. I highly recommend this gallery.

This Gallery’s sign in the window, hand writen, saying that «its warm inside come in» doesn’t necesaraly seem to fit with the Galleries upscale association. The sign doesn’t lie, the staff is nice, friendly, knowledgeable, and aren’t to pressuring or critical.
The gallery it self is 3 levels and has a vast collection of amazing art of all types. The experience will alter your perceptions, develop appreciation, and overall blend, enlighten, inspire, revise, elevate, charm and give vision to a new direction of Art Galleries.

i stumbled into this place quite randomly while trying to avoid the hordes of tourists at union square. they have a neat joan miro restrospective going on right now. it’s a really beautifully arranged space inside. and even tho all the pieces are for sale, it feels more like a museum in that it’s super low pressure and you can take as much time as you want to browse around. their collection in mainly contemporary (post 1900) stuff, just as i like it.
the gals who work here are all super nice and friendly, not as you’d expect in a hoity toity art gallery and made me feel so welcome!
i loved the little rooms with the sofas so you can just sit and appreciate the artwork and imagine just for a moment that you are in your own living room surrounded by these visually provacative images.
even if you don’t have $ 60K to drop on a chagall original, this place is definitely worth a visit for locals and tourists alike.

Friendly staff provide a personal art tour.

If your junior college art history classes only got you as far as Pablo Picasso, then this is the gallery for you. As a tourist you can pop in and feel like you skirted paying admission to the SFMOMA.
If you are a real contemporary aficionado (as in, the art was made last week by a living artist and more than just a pretty picture) I recommend skipping down to 49 Geary or 77 Geary, where the art is more interesting and affordable.

The Weinstein Gallery is an absolutely beautiful space to host an event in Union Square. The front is all windows, so lots of natural light comes in, the interior is huge and can accommodate a large group… but of course the best part is that you find yourself casually surrounded by Miros and Chagalls all evening.

There’s not a better location for an art gallery to be but right smack in the one of the corners of Union Square-​this gallery is beautiful-it’s tri-​level, housed with beautiful contemporary art pieces & friendly staff. I actually went here for a charity fashion show, where the runway was the 3-​story saircase-​wicked cool! I would come here to check out art anytime and bring my friends here.

I am not sure what I loved more about my experience with the Weinstein Gallery… the amazing and beautifully curated collection, or the conversation I had with a gentleman, Carlos, who worked there.
I wasn’t sure if there was admission, so upon entering the gallery (a gem nestled in the midst of a bustling shopping/​tourist district) a man smiled at me and I just asked him what the deal was. He kindly explained that all of the art was a private collection, that it was all for sale and anyone who appreciates it is free to explore, look around and enjoy the pieces.
Throughout the hour or so that I was there, Carlos the time answer questions for me about the art and the artists, explained to me his theories on how Andy Warhol changed art and it has since never recovered, and even got me to appreciate the process and conceptualization of Jackson Pollack. He recommended authors to me who were peers of certain artists that were displayed there and generally was just pleasure to learn from and talk with. We even dissected and debated the symbolism behind a few of the works.
The collection itself is superb… Miro, Dali (a personal favorite) Chagall, Picasso and a few artists with whom I was not familiar but really liked: Leonor Fini, Gordon Onslow Ford, Brad Noble and Enrico Denati.
And just before you think this place could not get anymore fabulous, Carlos recommended I go the de Young Museum and even had another helpful employee look up the directions and emailed them to my blackberry!
Amazing in so many ways, the Weinstein Gallery is a welcoming, refreshing place focused on quality pieces, education and making art accessible to everyone!

Free admission to see some of the most beautiful art pieces by Picasso, Dali, Miro, and more. Located at Union Square.

Cool!!! A very awesome art gallery right in Union Square. I loved admiring all the Bauer, Chagall, Picasso, Dali, and a personal favorite Kipniss. There was even a Calder mobile, too bad it was in a glass case instead of hung up. I also liked the glass sculptures that were on display throughout the gallery. Staff wasn’t pretentious and allowed us to view the art even though we weren’t buying.

An absolute pleasure in every way, Weinstein Gallery is an afternoon well spent. An afternoon, because you will not learn more about modern art in a shopping district any where in the U.S., save the Wal-​Mart on the corner of Klan and Lout in Pig Lick, Arkansas. Don’t pretend you don’t know this gem of a cultural epicenter. It is lucky for Weinstein Gallery that their only serious competition is lost somewhere between NYC and SF.
The staff is very informative and the gallery is bathed in natural light. I purchased one piece and seventy six coloring books. Don’t gaze at this review with those jealous eyes… I share. However, bring your own bloody Crayolas and sharpener — I will provide the Mac18.

Large and lovely! This gallery is a hidden gem in Union Square. It has a wide variety of modern pieces: Dali, Miro, Chagall, Bauer, Matisse, Picasso. And I swear, every tiny room has a large black leather sofa. I counted at least ten. That’s more leather sofas than staff I saw on hand. Incredible. You know what that means? You could drool over the art and wish it were yours and fall into light sleep and not get caught… for about 15 minutes. If that were your thing.

A bright new mega-​gallery on Union Square featuring big name classic modernists and some contemporary artists. The staff is welcoming even if you aren’t buying, and it’s basically a free museum minus the café. Open late for those must-​have Chagall lithographs on the way to the airport, and they have dramatic window displays for the rest of the night.