Fabrizio Moretti (art dealer)

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Fabrizio Moretti
Born (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976 (age 45)
Prato, Italy
NationalityItalian
Education University of Florence
OccupationArt dealer
Known forGalleries in Florence, London and Monaco
Website https://morettigallery.com/

Fabrizio Moretti (born 6 December 1976) is an Italian art dealer, specialising in Italian Old Masters.

Life and career

Fabrizio Moretti was born in Prato, Italy, on 6 December 1976, [1] [2] [3] the son of fellow art dealer Alfredo Moretti. [1] [4] He has a degree in humanities from the University of Florence. [1]

In 1999, he founded Galleria Moretti in central Florence, Italy, focusing on Old Masters. [5] In 2005, he opened Moretti Fine Art in London's New Bond Street, relocating to St James's in 2011. [5] In 2017, he opened a gallery in Monaco, in a former Credit Suisse office at the Park Palace, overlooking the Place du Casino. [3]

Moretti has been called the "wunderkind of the younger generation of dealers." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fabrizio Moretti - Fabrizio Moretti Foundation". fondazionefabriziomoretti.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Fabrizio MORETTI - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Fabrizio Moretti's new Art Gallery in Monaco". hellomonaco.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. "Get to Know Art Dealer Fabrizio Moretti". Sotheby's. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "About". Moretti Gallery. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. "The secret lives of the great art dealers - Apollo Magazine". apollo-magazine.com. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.