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Xavier Fourcade

1926 – 1987

American art dealer

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Lived 1926 – 1987 (aged 60). Xavier Fourcade was an American art dealer and art collector.

Xavier Fourcade (September 20, 1926 – April 28, 1987) was a French American contemporary art dealer and proprietor of the Xavier Fourcade Gallery in Manhattan.

Fourcade was born in Paris, the son of Jean Fourcade, a banker, and his wife, Christiane. He attended the Oratorian school of St. Martin in Pontoise, going on to study at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques and the Ecole des Langues Orientales in Paris, although he did not graduate.

He moved to the United States in 1955 and joined Knoedler & Company in 1966. He started Xavier Fourcade, Inc. in 1970 and became a dealer in contemporary art. Xavier Fourcade represented Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Raoul Hague, Malcolm Morley, Kevin Moss, John Chamberlain, Michael Heizer, Jan Henle, Walter De Maria, Dorothea Rockburne, Catherine Murphy, Tony Berlant, William Crozier and Magdalena Abakanowicz. Fourcade died on April 28, 1987, in New York City at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

His brother, Vincent Fourcade was also known internationally as an interior designer and partner in the firm of Denning & Fourcade.

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Who was Xavier Fourcade?

American art dealer (1926–1987)

When was Xavier Fourcade born?

Xavier Fourcade was born on 20 September 1926 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Xavier Fourcade die?

Xavier Fourcade died on 28 April 1987 in New York City.

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Xavier Fourcade was an art dealer and art collector.

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Xavier Fourcade was American.

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· Wikipedia: Xavier Fourcade

· Wikidata: Q3570682

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