AKA Lawrence Gilbert Gagosian

Born: 19-Apr-1945
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Art Dealer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Art dealer, Gagosian Gallery

Art dealer, proponent of big sales for Jeff Koons, Edward Ruscha, Damien Hirst, and others. Began selling artwork in 1975. Building a franchise of galleries in the 1980s, he fostered relationships with wealthy collectors such as Eli Broad and Si Newhouse, Jr.. Gagosian brokered the second-largest art sale ever, that of Willem de Kooning's Woman III to David Geffen for $137M (2006).

Gagosian and partners were investigated by the FBI for tax evasion in their use of a shell corporation in a 1990 deal, demanding fines of $26.5M. Also investigated for the sale of paintings to ImClone CEO Sam Waksal.

Father: (stockbroker)
Mother: (actress)

    University: University of California Los Angeles

    Gagosian Gallery
    William Morris Agency (1970s)
    Armenian Ancestry

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