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4 unusual facts about Charles Saatchi


1985 in art

Charles Saatchi's collection opens to the public, arousing interest in Neo-expressionism.

Artist's multiple

This artist-led approach to selling art directly to the public not only re-popularised the artists multiple, but was a key moment in the subsequent Young British Artist era, culminating in the Charles Saatchi collected "Sensation" exhibition.

Saatchi

Charles Saatchi, founder and owner of the Saatchi Gallery in London

Shawfield Street

On the corner is Shawfield House, a 7-bedroom mansion currently owned by Charles Saatchi and wife Nigella Lawson, which was redeveloped by them from a former gas engineering works.



see also

Saatchi

M&C Saatchi, advertising agency, subsequently founded by Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi, advertising agency originally founded by Maurice Saatchi and Charles Saatchi