THE JEWISH ART OF RECOGNIZING ARTISTIC TALENT FIRST

Clement Greenberg introduced Léo Castelli to the emerging American painters, whom he quickly befriended—shifting his loyalty from the Surrealists as, later, he jumped to the insurgents of Pop art and minimalism. He bought works, often on layaway, by Klee, Mondrian, Gorky, Pollock, and other still inexpensive masters. (His later wealth, such as it was, owed largely to the appreciation of his collection.)

New Yorker
June 7 2010