Leo Castelli
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Leo Castelli was an Italian-American art dealer who originated the contemporary art gallery system. His gallery showcased contemporary art for five decades. Among the movements shown were Surrealism,
Leo Castelli (seated), with artist Jasper Johns standing behind, c. 1970s
Castelli Gallery's first Warhol exhibition, Flowers, November, 1964
Ileana Sonnabend
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Ileana Sonnabend was a Romanian-American art dealer of 20th-century art. The Sonnabend Gallery opened in Paris in 1962 and was instrumental in making American art of the 1960s known in Europe, with an
Leo Castelli
…where his father had secured a job for him with an insurance company. In 1932, he went to work for an insurance company in Bucharest, where he married Ileana Schapira one year later. After their wedding, the couple honeymooned in Vienna and bought their first artwork, a Matisse watercolor. Castelli's father-in-law…
Plaque, Mezzogiorno restaurant, Spring Street