Acquavella Galleries

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Acquavella Galleries is an

Fifth Avenues in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City

History

Acquavella Galleries was founded at 598 Madison Avenue in 1921 by Nicholas Acquavella, a native of Naples who had come to the United States in 1919 and begun a private trade in Italian paintings. The gallery has since been operated by the Acquavella family. It originally specialized in works of the Italian Renaissance. Under Acquavella's leadership, the Acquavella Galleries introduced many leading American museums and collectors to Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting, and later to 19th- and 20th-century European masters.^[1]

In 1960,

Abstract Expressionism

.

In 1990, the gallery teamed up with

Miró, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, and Marc Chagall, and began selling the works both at auction and privately.^[4] As managing director of the partnership, William Acquavella used his expertise to market the artworks internationally.^[5]

Recently, William Acquavella has been joined by daughter Eleanor Dejoux

Ted Forstmann.^[9]

Exhibitions

Numerous exhibitions have been presented at the gallery, including the works of

Miró. Until his death in 2011, the gallery was the international agent for the British painter Lucian Freud.^[10] Today the gallery represents Wayne Thiebaud, Miquel Barceló, Jacob El Hanani, and Damian Loeb

.

References

Notes

^ Nicholas M. Acquavella, 88, An Art Dealer in Manhattan The New York Times, April 22, 1987.
^ Grace Glueck (May 10, 1990), Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal The New York Times.
^ Peter Aspden (September 30, 2011), Lunch with the FT: William Acquavella Financial Times.
^ Carol Vogel (June 7, 1996), A Sotheby's-Emmerich Venture The New York Times.
^ Grace Glueck (May 10, 1990), Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal The New York Times.
^ WEDDINGS; Eleanor Acquavella, Morgan Dejoux The New York Times, September 10, 2000.
^ Brett Sokol (December 18, 2006), The Marden Family The New York Observer.
^ Peter Aspden (September 30, 2011), Lunch with the FT: William Acquavella Financial Times.
^ Katya Kazakina and Philip Boroff (May 1, 2012), Sotheby’s Picasso Was Damaged by Gallery, Suit Says Bloomberg.
^ Tom Vanderbilt (March 24, 2011), The Master and the Gallerist The Wall Street Journal.

External links

[1] Nicholas M. Acquavella, 88, An Art Dealer in Manhattan The New York Times, April 22, 1987.

[2] Grace Glueck (May 10, 1990), Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal The New York Times.

[3] Peter Aspden (September 30, 2011), Lunch with the FT: William Acquavella Financial Times.

[4] Carol Vogel (June 7, 1996), A Sotheby's-Emmerich Venture The New York Times.

[5] Grace Glueck (May 10, 1990), Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal The New York Times.

[6] WEDDINGS; Eleanor Acquavella, Morgan Dejoux The New York Times, September 10, 2000.

[7] Brett Sokol (December 18, 2006), The Marden Family The New York Observer.

[8] Peter Aspden (September 30, 2011), Lunch with the FT: William Acquavella Financial Times.

[9] Katya Kazakina and Philip Boroff (May 1, 2012), Sotheby’s Picasso Was Damaged by Gallery, Suit Says Bloomberg.

[10] Tom Vanderbilt (March 24, 2011), The Master and the Gallerist The Wall Street Journal.

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