William Acquavella

William Raymond Acquavella (born 1937/38) is an American art dealer and gallerist, and the head of Acquavella Galleries.

William “Bill” Acquavella
Born1937/1938 (age 82–83)[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArt dealer
Known forAcquavella Galleries
Spouse(s)Hope Brown (m. 1966)
Donna Acquavella
Children3
Parent(s)Nicholas Acquavella
Acquavella Galleries

Early life

William Raymond Acquavella[2] is the son of Nicholas Acquavella, who founded Acquavella Galleries in 1921,[3][4] and Edythe Acquavella.[1] He was educated at Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut.[1]

Career

In 1992, he became Lucian Freud's dealer, agreeing to settle Freud's £2.7 million in gambling debts.[5]

Acquavella negotiated the sale of a Picasso painting from Steve Wynn to Steve Cohen for $139 million, but it fell through when Wynn put his elbow through the painting.[4]

Forbes included Acquavella in their list of the top ten art dealers.[6]

Personal life

Acquavella's own art collection is "dominated by Picasso, Matisse, and Miró",[3] as well as Bonnard and Léger.[4]

On May 21, 1966, in Shelburne, Vermont, Acquavella married Hope Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald M. Brown.[2] In 2000, their daughter Eleanor Hope Acquavella, then treasurer of Acquavella Galleries, married Morgan Andre Grace Dejoux.[7]

Before 1990, Acquavella married his second wife, Donna.[1] He has three children.[1]

References
  1. "Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal". The New York Times. 10 May 1990. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. "Bridal Held for Hope Brown And William R. Acquavella". New York Times. May 22, 1966. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. "William Acquavella on Lucian Freud's Legacy and the Painting He Never Sold to Mick Jagger". vogue.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "The Players' Club". townandcountrymag.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "A portrait of the artists as a pair of young wastrels - Standpoint". www.standpointmag.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. Noer, Michael. "William Acquavella, 74 - pg.10". Forbes. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. "WEDDINGS; Eleanor Acquavella, Morgan Dejoux". New York Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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