Nicholas Acquavella

Nicola Mario “Nicholas” Acquavella jr
Born1 July 1898
Padula, Salerno, Italy
Died20 April 1987 (age 88)
New York City, US
OccupationsArt dealer and gallerist
Known forFounder, Acquavella Galleries
SpouseMichelina Editta "Edythe" Acquavella
ChildrenWilliam Acquavella
Acquavella Galleries

Nicola Mario "Nicholas" Acquavella (1898–1987) was an Italian-born, American art dealer and gallerist, and the founder of Acquavella Galleries.

Early life

Acquavella was born on 1 July 1898, in Padula, near Salerno, Italy. He immigrated to the US in 1919, and started dealing privately in Italian art.[citation needed]

Career

IN 1921, Nicholas founded Acquavella Galleries, at 598 Madison Avenue, where he continued to focus on Italian art while working with other European artists, most notably Lucien Freud.

In 1967, he moved his gallery to 18 East 79th Street, where it still based. In 1968, his son William Acquavella took over.

Personal life

Nicholas Acquavella was married to Michelina Editta "Edythe" Acquavella (1911–2008), the daughter of Vincenzo Cardillo and Anna Della Valle.

They had one son, William Acquavella, and three grandchildren.

Nicholas Acquavella died on 20 April 1987 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, aged 88.

References

  1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index". familysearch.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "William Acquavella on Lucian Freud's Legacy and the Painting He Never Sold to Mick Jagger". vogue.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Players' Club". townandcountrymag.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Nicholas M. Acquavella, 88, An Art Dealer in Manhattan". The New York Times. 22 April 1987. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nicholas Acquavella United States Census, 1940". familysearch.org. Retrieved 23 May 2020.