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Alexander Iolas

25 May 2017 | 2:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

1,421,503GBP
Browse Lots
  • 39
    Victor Brauner
    Polarisation
    LOT SOLD.193,750GBP
  • 7
    Andy Warhol
    Alexander the Great 
    LOT SOLD.125,000GBP
  • 8
    Lucio Fontana
    Concetto Spaziale
    LOT SOLD.93,750GBP
  • 27
    William Copley
    They Laughed when I Sat Down to Play
    LOT SOLD.81,250GBP
  • 15
    Max Ernst
    Constellation
    LOT SOLD.75,000GBP
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Sale Number: L17211 Lots : 155

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Alexander Iolas’ name resonates with today’s art market cognoscenti, who recognize the visionary art dealer as a pioneer in the global art market of his time. Between 1945 and 1976 he hosted numerous shows of artists including Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Dorothea Tanning and later Andy Warhol, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Takis and Lalanne in Paris, New York, Geneva, Rome, Madrid and Athens.

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