New York City: Midtown and Upper East Side
Knoedler & Co. 19 E 70th St (between 5th and Madison aves) tel 212/794-0550.Highly renowned gallery specializing in abstract and Pop artists and post-war and contemporary art with a focus on the New York School. Shows some of the best-known names in twentieth-century art, including Stella, Rauschenberg and Fonseca.
Leo Castelli
59 E 79th St tel 212/249-4470.
One of the original dealer-collectors, Castelli was instrumental in aiding the careers of Rauschenberg and Warhol, and offers big contemporary names at big prices.
Marlborough/Marlborough Graphics
40 W 57th St tel 212/541-4900.
Internationally renowned galleries show the cream of modern and contemporary artists and graphic designers, including Francis Bacon, R.B. Kitaj and others.
Mary Boone
745 5th Ave, 4th floor (between 57th and 58th sts) tel 212/752-2929.
Specializes in installations, paintings and works by up-and-coming European and American artists. A top gallery, now with an interesting Chelsea addition (541 W 24th St between 10th and 11th aves tel 212/752-2929).
PaceWildenstein
32 E 57th St tel 212/421-3292.
This celebrated gallery has carried works by most of the great modern American and European artists; from Picasso to Rothko. A SoHo satellite located at 142 Greene St (tel 212/431-9224) specializes in edgier works and large installations.
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