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Condition Report: Nicholas Acquavella and Jean-Paul Engelen

As Engelen leaves Phillips and heads over to the Acquavella gallery in July, I checked in with him and Nick Acquavella about the century-old gallery, the rise of private dealers in the current market, and the “terrifying concept,” in Nick’s words, that “no one needs what we sell.”

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In July, Jean-Paul Engelen will be joining Nicholas Acquavella at the Acquavella gallery—one of the oldest art galleries still in business in America. Photo-Illustration: Puck; Photos: Brigitte Lacombe/Kristine Larson
Marion Maneker
May 28, 2025

Last week, Jean-Paul Engelen announced that he would be leaving his position as president of the Americas at Phillips, a company he joined 10 years ago and helped scale to a billion dollars in sales. In July, he will be joining Acquavella gallery—one of the oldest art galleries still in business in America. His return to the private market seemed to me a good opportunity to learn more about Acquavella, and how dealers are operating these days.

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