[1] The gallery ceased operations in March 2007, just prior to the death of co-founder Godfrey Pilkington, on 8 July 2007.
[2][3] The gallery focused exhibiting and selling works by figurative artists, specifically around Art Nouveau and 19th and 20th Century Symbolism.
The gallery promoted artists such as Adrian Berg, Max Beerbohm, Gwen John, Eric Gill, Colin Self, and William Roberts (many of these were members of the British Brotherhood of Ruralists.)
The gallery also hosted major exhibitions including works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and by artists involved the German art movement Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity).
[5][6] Foot, Tom (24 August 2007), "Godfrey Pilkington - Gentlemanly art dealer and director of the Piccadilly Gallery", The West End Extra, retrieved 6 January 2014