DAWSON COLE  Dawson Cole offers the largest collection of Richard MacDonald’s figurative bronze sculpture as well as original drawings and paintings. Subjects for MacDonald’s sculptures include athletes (he created monuments for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 U.S. Open Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach), dancers and Cirque du Soleil acrobats. Works by Picasso, Henry Moore, Rodin and contemporary masters Chuck Close and Jian Wang are also presented. 313 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.275.6060. www.dawsoncolefineart.com

DENIS BLOCH FINE ART Denis Bloch is an expert in 20th century masterpieces; his gallery is dedicated to providing the finest original prints by modern and contemporary masters. They include Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Henri Matisse, Fernand Leger, Jean Dubuffet, Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Jim Dine and Tom Wesselman. The gallery has been a leader in the field for 20 years. Prints and lithograph posters begin at under $1,000. Dennis Block Fine Art, The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.270.4880. www.denisbloch.com

FRANK LLOYD GALLERY  During the early 1950s, artists such as Peter Voulkos, John Mason, Paul Soldner, Susan Peterson and others led a Southern California-based revolution in clay that moved ceramics from a crafts medium into the realm of fine art and sculpture. The Frank Lloyd Gallery continues this legacy by showing some of the best of modern ceramists (Voulkos and Mason included), as well as those working in the medium today, such as Peter Shire and Tony Marsh. 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica 310.264.3866.

G2 Gallery Located on Venice's fashionable Abbot Kinney Boulevard, the G2 Gallery showcases nature photography by today’s most gifted artists, and partners with local and international conservation and educational organizations, donating 15 percent of sale proceeds. 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310.452.2842. www.theg2gallery.com

GAGOSIAN GALLERY Gallery What Dodger and Yankee stadiums mean to baseball fans is what Gagosian Gallery means to art lovers. The gallery’s Hall of Fame stable of bluechip artists includes Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly and Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. And these are just the infielders! 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.271.9400.

GALERIE MICHAEL  Galerie Michael specializes in European paintings, drawings and prints from the 17th century to the present, including works by Rembrandt van Rijn, Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Renoir and Matisse. In addition, the gallery has played a significant role in the rediscovery of the painters of the Barbizon school. Artists such as Daubigny, Harpignies, L'Hermitte and other greats of the 19thcentury French landscape tradition are featured in the gallery collection. 430 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, 310.273.3377, www.galeriemichael.com

GEORGE STERN FINE ARTS  Think of plein-air artists and Impressionists as hardy Frenchmen trudging into the woods with canvases strapped to their backs? The paintings here by artists including John Frost, Conrad Buff and Franz A. Bischoff show that California had its own such movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The gallery also offers American Scene paintings, Modernist art and work by contemporary mid-career artists. 8920 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood 310.276.2600.

KOPLIN DEL RIO GALLERY  Though focusing on representational, figurative, still-life and landscape work by internationally known and emerging California artists, the gallery shows anything but conventional fare. Works of artists such as Marina Moevs, Sandow Birk and James Doolin delight the senses and engage the minds of viewers with their lush brush strokes and ynamic, psychologically charged imagery. 6031 Washington Blvd., Culver City 310.836.9055.

L.A. LOUVER  This year marks the 30th anniversary of a meaningful historical landmark in a city not known for its cultural institutions’ staying power. Just a block off of Venice’s eccentric boardwalk, the gallery ounterbalances the funk with sophisticated, museum-quality shows of major contemporary American and European artists. Deborah Butterfield, Peter Shelton and Dale Chihuly are just a few of the gallery’s many marquee artists. 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955.

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY  Few galleries can boast about launching an art movement. La Luz de Jesus, spearheaded by visionary Billy Shire, did just that, creating a vibrant space that has showcased outsider art for 20 years, weaving diverse strands of comic book illustration, tattoo ink, primitive and deviant painting, and folk iconography into the phenomenon known as Lowbrow art. Artists such as Shag and Joe Coleman are pop culture icons. 4633 Hollywood Blvd., L.A., 323.666.7667.

M. HANKS GALLERY  In 1988, Eric Hanks founded this gallery specializing in African American art (and named after daughter Monika). In addition to showing giants of American art, such as Romare Bearden, Henry Tanner and Jacob Lawrence, the gallery is committed to educating the public about fine art via such classes as  “How to Collect Art” and “African American Art From the 17th Century to the Present”.  3008 Main St., Santa Monica 310.392.8820.

MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERIES Dedicated to presenting the great names and bet of emerging artists. The gallery is committed to offering the finest quality artworks and superior value, while maintaining the highest level of integrity and ethical standards in service to our clients. Universal CityWalk, Universal City, 818.508.7867, www.martinlawrence.com

PATRICIA CORREIA GALLERY  The Chicano art movement of the late 1960s spawned an outpouring of painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and conceptual art. Generally presented in vibrantly colorful, politically potent images, artists further expressed themselves via a cross-cultural visual vocabulary gleaned from the streets of East L.A. and peppered with Catholic religious imagery. The gallery features Mexican-American artists including Gronk, Frank Romero and Elsa Flores. 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica 310.264.1760.

STEPHEN COHEN GALLERY  Specializing in vintage and contemporary photography (and photo-based art) from the Americas and Europe, this gallery opened in 1992 and moved to its present location in 1995. Proprietor Cohen also founded Artfairs Inc., which stages major photography fairs around the country, as well as Art LA, a yearly art fair that includes galleries that show all genres of visual arts. 7358 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 323.937.5525.

TASENDE GALLERY  Although L.A. has no gallery that specializes in sculpture, Tasende comes close by representing some of the leading modern and contemporary sculptors. Artists, such as Auguste Rodin, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore and Fletcher Benton, signal that this gallery means three-dimensional business. The gallery also shows and sells modern and contemporary paintings and drawings by such giants as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner and José Luis Cuevas. 8808 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood 310.276.8686.

TIMOTHY YARGER FINE ART Yarger has been an art dealer in Beverly Hills for 20 years and opened his namesake gallery a decade ago. You'll find works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, (Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Marc Chagall, as well as those of established contemporary painters, printmakers and photographers including Pierre Marie Brisson, Judy Pfaff, Tom McKinley, Ray Turner and Jeff Dunas. The gallery mounts eight to 10 major exhibitions each year. 329 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills 310.278.4400.

Trigg Ison Fine Art is a recognized force within the international fine art community with a retail gallery presence in West Hollywood for more than fifteen years. Trigg Ison specializes in early 20th century figurative modern paintings and sculpture with emphasis on the Art Deco/Modernist movement. Hand selected from private collections internationally, the gallery features both European and American fine art. Artist’s inventory include original paintings by Andre’ Lhote, Albert Gleizes, Andre’ Masson, representing artist’s Robert McIntosh, Maxine Kim Stussy, and Belgian artist, Jessica Rice. 511 N. Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, 310.274.8047.