Collection
from 'King of Surrealism' Alexander Iolas goes to auction
Regarded as
the king of Surrealism, he bought and sold some of the best works across Surrealism,
Minimalism and pop art.
During his career as a dealer, he worked with artists, gallerists
and collectors through his international network of galleries in New York, Paris,
Milan, Geneva and Madrid.
He staged
pivotal exhibitions of works by artists including Max Ernst and René Magritte.
Now
regarded as a forbearer to modern-day contemporary art dealer giants such as
Larry Gagosian, Iolas was overlooked after his death in 1987.
However, in
recent years his talent has begun to be celebrated and a 2014 exhibition was
entitled Alexander the Great after his nickname.
Now
Sotheby’s will offer more than 150 lots from his collection on May 25.
Georgina
Gold, senior director at Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art department in
London, said: “In many ways, Alexander Iolas lived a surreal life, and in
constantly looking to the future and to the past, he was a Janus-like figure
whose imprint on art history should not be underestimated.”
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