Leo and His Circle

Leo and His Circle The Life of Leo Castelli in Pictures © Annie Cohen-Solal http://AnnieCohenSolal.com
About the Book: Leo Castelli reigned
for decades as America’s most
influential art dealer. Now Annie
Cohen-Solal, author of the hugely
acclaimed Sartre: A Life, recounts his
incalculably influential and astonishing
life in Leo and His Circle.
On sale May 18, 2010

ON THE BEACH IN TRIESTE, 1927
Leo Krausz, age twenty, discussing the cartoons in the local daily, II Piccolo di Trieste .

New York, 1963
A snapshot of Leo Castelli
in one of his favorite
occupations … reading.

WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D.C.
FLAG DAY
JUNE 14, 1963
Presenting President John F. Kennedy with a Jasper Johns Flag sculpture from his own collection on the occasion of America's Flag Day.

Studio of Roy
Lichtenstein
New York, 1964
Leo Castelli stands in Roy Lichtenstein’s studio, surrounded by the
artist’s works .

New York, 1964
Leo Castelli takes a brief rest, among his favorite work of art, while wearing one of his famous impeccable suits.

Central Park
June, 1967
Leo Castelli strolling
through central park,
on the other side of his
Gallery, his image
punctuated by a bright
orange balloon.

Southampton, 1967
Leo Castelli, sits in an armchair next to Paddie, his celebrated dalmatian dog, while Roy Lichtenstein plays chess with Castelli's wife, Toiny.

Venice, 1967
Leo Castelli shares a
moment with Ileana
Sonnabend, his ex-wife
and frequent collaborator.

TURIN, 1969
Castelli, impeccably dressed, between the gallerist Gian Enzo Sperone (left) and the artist
Joseph Kosuth (right).

Venice, 1967
Leo and Toiny Castelli, left, dine with their friends,
the Brodskys.

Castellaras
South of France
1980
Leo Castelli stands in
front of a portrait of
himself by Andy Warhol.

New York, 1990
Leo Castelli, left, at a brunch with John Cage.

ELYS É E PALACE, PARIS
MAY 23, 1991
President François Mitterand presents Castelli with
the Legion of Honor.

Venice, September 4, 1992
At his 85 th birthday party, Leo Castelli sits between his ex-wife, Ileana Sonnabend, and their daughter,
Nina Sundell.

VENICE
SEPTEMBER 4, 1992
At his eighty-fifth
birthday party in Venice,
with son Jean-Christophe.

Villa Santa Maddalena, Tuscany, 1993
Leo Castelli (Right) with Austrian-born writer
Gregor von Rezzori (left) and his son,
Jean-Christophe Castelli (center).

Castellaras, South of France
Summer 1993
Castelli with collector and producer Claude Berri, curator Abdellah Karroum and artist Jean-Pierre Raynaud.

The Leo Mug, by artist Meyer Vaisman
Ceramic mug produced in 1992 by Artes Magnus (Barbara & Richard Lane, Bill Ehrlich & Ruth Lloyds).
The handle represents works by Castelli's artists:
Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Johns and Rauschenberg.

Now, new works of art celebrate Castelli as an icon!
Devon Dikeou (American, b. 1963 - )
"Since Cezanne (After Clive Bell)," 2008
C-print of name plate reserving a table in perpetuity for the preeminent art dealer, Leo Castelli
mounted between non-glare plexiglas surfaces
18" x 27"
Unique, 1 AP

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