William Acquavella

William “Bill” Acquavella
William “Bill” Acquavella
Born	1937 or 1938 (age 85–86)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Art dealer
Known for	Acquavella Galleries
Spouses	Hope Brown (m. 1966); Donna Acquavella;
Children	3
Parents	Nicholas Acquavella (father); Edythe Acquavella (mother);

William Raymond Acquavella (born 1937/38) is an American art dealer and gallerist, and the head of 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 2012 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

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

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[nytimes.com-1] "Self-Effacing William Acquavella, Who Struck Art's Biggest Deal". The New York Times. 10 May 1990. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

[NYT_wedding-2] "Bridal Held for Hope Brown And William R. Acquavella". New York Times. May 22, 1966. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[vogue.com-3] "William Acquavella on Lucian Freud's Legacy and the Painting He Never Sold to Mick Jagger". vogue.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[townandcountrymag.com-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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William “Bill” Acquavella
Born	1937 or 1938 (age 85–86)^[1]
Nationality	American
Occupation	Art dealer
Known for	Acquavella Galleries
Spouses	Hope Brown (m. 1966) Donna Acquavella
Children	3
Parents	Nicholas Acquavella (father) Edythe Acquavella (mother)