Formerly located in historic Georgetown of Washington, D.C., Galerie Lareuse was founded in 1983 by Jean-Michel (Meech) Lareuse, who is known internationally for his expertise in fine art and is a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA). The gallery specializes in works on paper by 19th and 20th century European and American masters such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Rembrandt van Rijn, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Maurice Vlaminck, Marie Laurencin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Bernard Buffet, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Georges Rouault, Salvador Dali, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler, Henri Matisse and many others.
Galerie Lareuse has dealt with the rarest pieces and works with top private collectors and major museums throughout the world.