Theodore Balfour Waddington (born November 1943) is a British art dealer.
Early life and education
Theodore Balfour Waddington (born November 1943)
is the son of
Victor Waddington
Victor Waddington (1907 - 1981) was a British art dealer, active in Dublin and then London, an early advocate for the work of Jack Yeats and Henri Hayden. He was the father of fellow art dealers, Leslie and Theo Waddington.
Career
He started the ...
, and the younger brother of
Leslie Waddington
Leslie Waddington (9 February 1934 – 30 November 2015) was a British art dealer who served as the chairman of Waddington Custot Galleries, 11 Cork Street, London.
Early life and education
Waddington was born on 9 February 1934. He was the so ...
, both art dealers.
Growing up, Theo and his brother played chess with
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...
when they were in Paris.
Career
At one time, he had five art galleries and at least 40 staff.
Personal life
Theo and his wife, Vivienne Waddington, were living in
Ballycotton
Ballycotton () is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about east of Cork city. It is a fishing village that sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and has a sandy beach that stretches for about east to Knockadoon Hea ...
, County Cork, Ireland until at least 2012.
References
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1943 births
Living people
British art dealers
Theo
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.
Greek origin
Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example:
*Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...
People from Ballycotton