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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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