Metropolitan Gallery

We’ve purchased three original oil paintings from David at Metropolitan Gallery. I first noticed the gallery after a brilliantly lit painting displayed in the front window caught my eye one evening while driving by on Wilson Blvd. We stop in occasionally to see what’s new. Their art is first rate, mostly traditional landspaces, still lifes, etc., but recently I’ve noticed a few slightly contemporary and/​or abstract pieces from time to time. I’m no art aficianado, so I just buy what I like. While the paintings we’ve purchased there were by no means cheap, I also didn’t feel as though I was paying a big mark-​up that you might find in galleries in tourist hot spots like Georgetown or OT Alexandria.
The only reason they don’t get five stars is David is sometimes pretty aloof — he doesn’t seem to really care if you buy a painting or not. It’s not that I’m looking for a high-​pressure sales experience — quite the opposite. Sometimes I even get the impression that he’s skeptical if you can afford it. I can’t quite pin the feeling down, but I would appreciate a little more customer service and his opinion when considering a purchase since he must know more about art than I do.