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# NAICS code 459920: Art Dealers

The companies classified under NAICS 459920, where they are based, how big they are and how the code maps to SIC.

By Enrich.chat Editorial. Updated October 22, 2026.

**Short answer:** NAICS 459920 is the code for Art Dealers, in sector 44-45: Retail Trade. The companies counted under it are mostly very small: 74% have 50 or fewer employees, and 62% are headquartered in the United States.

## What is NAICS 459920?

NAICS 459920 is the code for Art Dealers. It belongs to sector 44-45: Retail Trade. NAICS, the North American Industry Classification System, is the standard U.S. government agencies use to sort businesses by what they mainly do, and each digit narrows the category. Most of the companies counted also carry SIC 5999, Retail miscellaneous merchandise, in the older SIC system (67%). NAICS is a North American system, so companies outside the US, Canada and Mexico are placed in it by classification.

- 74% of the companies counted have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 11 to 50 range.
- The largest group is headquartered in the United States (62%).
- Most were founded in the 1990s (44%), then the 2000s (12%).

**Figure: How NAICS 459920 is built.** The code 459920 split into its parts: sector 45, then subsector, industry group, NAICS industry and U.S. industry.

*The six digits of NAICS 459920. Each digit narrows the category.*

## Which companies are classified under NAICS 459920?

The biggest by headcount range include Sotheby's, Del Sol, Pace Gallery, White Cube and Whitewall Galleries. Names link to a company profile where we have one.

| Company | Headquarters | Employees |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Del Sol | Sandy, UT | 501 to 1,000 |
| White Cube | London, United Kingdom | 201 to 500 |
| Whitewall Galleries | Lichfield, United Kingdom | 201 to 500 |
| Castle Fine Art | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 201 to 500 |
| Whitechapel Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 51 to 200 |
| Opera Gallery Group | Paris, France | 51 to 200 |
| Lisson Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 51 to 200 |
| Carpenters Workshop Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 51 to 200 |
| Il Ponte Casa D'aste | Milano, Italy | 51 to 200 |
| Metaverse | Monmouth Junction, NJ | 51 to 200 |
| Artful Home | Madison, WI | 51 to 200 |
| Wentworth Gallery | Atlanta, GA | 51 to 200 |
| Simon Lee Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 51 to 200 |
| Maddox Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Studio Voltaire | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Richard Gray Gallery | Chicago, IL | 11 to 50 |
| Creativity Explored | San Francisco, CA | 11 to 50 |
| Cristea Roberts Gallery | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Zone Creations | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Elizabeth Xi Bauer | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| The Stove Network | Dumfries, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Carlier Gebauer | Berlin, Germany | 11 to 50 |
| Auktionshaus Im Kinsky | Vienna, Austria | 11 to 50 |
| Richard Green | London, United Kingdom | 11 to 50 |
| Piermont Flywheel Gallery | Piermont, NY | 11 to 50 |

The table shows the 25 biggest by headcount range, with ties broken by audience size. The charts and percentages below cover every company counted for this page, not just these 25, and companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted. Headquarters is the location on each company's public profile.

## How big are the companies counted for NAICS 459920?

74% of them have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 11 to 50 range. Companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted.

**Figure: Size of companies in NAICS 459920.** Seven columns for the share of counted companies in NAICS 459920 in each employee range: 11 to 50 74%, 51 to 200 16%, 201 to 500 7%, 501 to 1,000 2%, 1,001 to 5,000 2%, 5,001 to 10,000 0%, 10,001+ 0%.

*Share of counted companies in NAICS 459920 in each employee range.*

## How NAICS 459920 compares

- 74% of companies in NAICS 459920 have 50 or fewer employees, against 60% across all NAICS codes on this site.

## How do NAICS 459920 companies describe themselves?

A code is assigned by classification, and a company does not choose its own, so the label a company uses for itself can differ. The most common labels here are Artists and Writers (41%), Retail (31%) and Fine Art (10%).

**Figure: How companies in NAICS 459920 describe themselves.** Bars for the share of counted companies in NAICS 459920 that give each industry on their public profile: Artists and Writers 41%, Retail 31%, Fine Art 10%, Retail Art Supplies 5%.

*Share of counted companies in NAICS 459920 by the industry they list on their public profile.*

## NAICS 459920 and the SIC system

NAICS replaced SIC in 1997, but the two do not line up one to one: companies filed under one NAICS code can carry several SIC codes. These are the ones seen most.

| Code | Title | Share of counted |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SIC 5999 | Retail miscellaneous merchandise | 67% |
| SIC 6512 | Nonresidential building operator | 15% |
| [SIC 8412](https://enrich.chat/naics/712110/) | Museum and art gallery | 7% |
| SIC 7389 | Business services | 3% |
| SIC 8999 | Services-miscellaneous | 3% |

## Where NAICS codes come from

NAICS is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau with Canada and Mexico and revised every five years; the current edition is NAICS 2022. To check exactly what a code includes, search the [official NAICS index](https://www.census.gov/naics/) or read the Census Bureau's [guide to understanding NAICS](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/year/2022/guidance/understanding-naics.html). Pick a code by what a company mostly does, not by who it sells to.

## How do you reach the people at NAICS 459920 companies?

The people to talk to are usually merchandising, e-commerce and operations leaders. You can build the list from this code in three prompts to your AI agent.

### 1. Count them (free)

Counting who matches never uses credits.

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## More to explore

Codes next to it:

[NAICS 459930: Manufactured Home Dealers](https://enrich.chat/naics/459930/)[NAICS 459991: Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette](https://enrich.chat/naics/459991/)

Others in sector 44-45:

[NAICS 441110: New Car Dealers](https://enrich.chat/naics/441110/)[NAICS 449110: Furniture Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/449110/)[NAICS 458310: Jewelry Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/458310/)[NAICS 456110: Pharmacies and Drug Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/456110/)[NAICS 449121: Floor Covering Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/449121/)[NAICS 445291: Baked Goods Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/445291/)[NAICS 444180: Other Building Material Dealers](https://enrich.chat/naics/444180/)[NAICS 445110: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers](https://enrich.chat/naics/445110/)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is NAICS code 459920?

NAICS 459920 is the code for Art Dealers, in sector 44-45: Retail Trade.

### What is the SIC code for NAICS 459920 (Art Dealers)?

67% of the companies counted carry SIC 5999 (Retail miscellaneous merchandise), but the two systems do not map one to one.

### Which companies are classified under NAICS 459920?

The biggest by headcount range include Sotheby's, Del Sol, Pace Gallery, White Cube and Whitewall Galleries. The page lists 25 with links to their profiles where we have them.

### Where are NAICS 459920 companies based?

The largest groups are headquartered in the United States (62%) and the United Kingdom (31%).

### How big are the companies in NAICS 459920?

74% have 50 or fewer employees, and the middle one is in the 11 to 50 range. Companies with fewer than 11 employees are not counted.

### How do I find a company's NAICS code?

Search the official NAICS index at the U.S. Census Bureau for the code that matches what the company mostly does. Public companies in the US also list a SIC code in their SEC EDGAR profile.

## Try this prompt

Find the people at NAICS 459920 companies

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