Helly Nahmad (New York art collector)

This article is about the New York art dealer. For the London art dealer, see Helly Nahmad (London).
Helly Nahmad
Bornc. 1978[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationDalton School
Occupation(s)Art collector, art dealer
OrganizationHelly Nahmad Gallery
ParentDavid Nahmad
RelativesJoe Nahmad (uncle)
Ezra Nahmad (uncle)
Helly Nahmad (London) (cousin)
Websitewww.hellynahmadgallery.com

Helly Nahmad (born circa 1978)[1] is an American art dealer and art collector. In 2000, he founded the Helly Nahmad Gallery in Manhattan, New York,[2] which holds several fine art exhibitions each year featuring artists such as Pablo Picasso,[1] Chaïm Soutine,[3] Francis Bacon,[4] and Giorgio de Chirico.[5]

In 2014, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison (and served four) after pleading guilty to a federal charge, "operating an illegal gambling business". In January 2021, he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.[6] In 2018, Nahmad bought Picasso's Young Girl with a Flower Basket painting for $115 million. The painting will go on loan to Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c Boucher, Brian (2014-04-30). "Helly Nahmad Sentenced to One Year in Prison, $30,000 Fine, Must Forfeit $6.4 Million - News - Art in America". Artinamericamagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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  3. ^ Rosenberg, Karen (May 12, 2011). "Two Meaty Visions of Flesh and Blood". NYTimes.
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  6. ^ "Art Dealer Pardoned by President Trump". ArtNews. January 20, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. ^ Neuendorf, Henri (May 14, 2018). "Sold for $115 Million, David Rockefeller's Picasso Will Go on View at the Musee d'Orsay". Artnet.
  8. ^ Harris, Gareth (May 15, 2018). "Nahmads confirm Picasso's $115m flower girl will go to Paris". The Art Newspaper.