Leo Castelli

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Leo Castelli was a pioneering Italian-American art dealer whose New York gallery played a crucial role in launching and promoting major postwar American artists, including many associated with Pop Art and Minimalism.

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Leo Castelli canonical 4

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instanceOf Italian-American ⓘ
art dealer ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthName Leo Krausz ⓘ
child Nina Castelli Sundell ⓘ
citizenship Italy ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Austria-Hungary ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1907-09-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1999-08-21 ⓘ
era post–World War II ⓘ
fullName Leo Castelli ⓘ
galleryLocation East 77th Street, Manhattan ⓘ
galleryName Leo Castelli Gallery ⓘ
influenced New York art scene ⓘ
international contemporary art market ⓘ
knownFor close relationships with American museums ⓘ
discovering and nurturing young artists ⓘ
innovative gallery practices ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
movementSupported Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
Conceptual art ⓘ
Minimalism ⓘ
Pop Art ⓘ
linked to: Pop art
notableFor promoting postwar American art ⓘ
supporting Conceptual art ⓘ
supporting Minimalism ⓘ
supporting Pop Art ⓘ
occupation art dealer ⓘ
gallerist ⓘ
openedGalleryIn New York City ⓘ
placeOfBirth Trieste ⓘ
linked to: Trieste, Italy
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
representedArtist Andy Warhol ⓘ
Bruce Nauman ⓘ
Claes Oldenburg ⓘ
Dan Flavin ⓘ
Donald Judd ⓘ
Frank Stella ⓘ
James Rosenquist ⓘ
Jasper Johns ⓘ
Richard Serra ⓘ
Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ
Roy Lichtenstein ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
spouse Antoinette Castelli ⓘ
Ileana Sonnabend ⓘ

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Leo Castelli Gallery → foundedBy → Leo Castelli ⓘ
Leo Castelli Gallery → namedAfter → Leo Castelli ⓘ
Leo Castelli → fullName → Leo Castelli ⓘ
Leo Castelli Warehouse → foundedBy → Leo Castelli ⓘ