Nicholas Logsdail
Christopher Nicholas Roald Logsdail OBE (born June 1945)[1][2] is a British art dealer, the owner of the Lisson Gallery, a contemporary art gallery on Bell Street, Lisson Grove, London, founded by Logsdail in 1967, and was joined shortly after by Fiona McLean.
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Born | Christopher Nicholas Roald Logsdail 1945 (age 74–75) London, England |
Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
Occupation | Art dealer, gallery owner |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | John Logsdail Else Dahl |
Relatives | Roald Dahl (maternal uncle) |
He was born in 1945, the son of John Logsdail and Else Kirsten Dahl, sister of the author Roald Dahl. It was his uncle who introduced him to art.[3]
Logsdail was educated at Bryanston School and the Slade School of Fine Art.[4] He was interviewed by Sarah Thornton at Art Basel for Seven Days in the Art World[5].
In 2014, The Guardian named him in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".[6]
His son Alex Logsdail is also an art dealer.[7]
Logsdail was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to the arts.[8][9]
References
- "Christopher Nicholas Roald LOGSDAIL". Companies House. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "(Christopher) Nicholas Roald Logsdail (1945-), Art dealer and gallery owner". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- Gleadell, Colin (22 June 2009). "Art Sales: dealer who opened Saatchi's eyes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "(Christopher) Nicholas Roald LOGSDAIL". Debrett's. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- L.), Thornton, Sarah (Sarah (2 November 2009). Seven days in the art world. New York. ISBN 9780393337129. OCLC 489232834.
- Farago, Jason (8 May 2014). "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "Alex Logsdail". Art in America. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N12.
- Javier Pes (December 31, 2016), New Year Honours: architect of African American museum knighted The Art Newspaper.