In celebration Peggy Guggenheim's birthday, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art
When Peggy Guggenheim moved to Venice, in 1948, the city wasn’t the floating playground for contemporary art that it is today. No billionaires had parked their collections there, no blue-chip sales directors were spending the Biennale preview week working up a sweat on the Bauer Hotel dance floor. In that year of ’48, with the entire European continent slowly recovering from the Second World War and Greece embroiled in a civil war, Guggenheim was invited to show her collection at the Greek Pavilion of the exhibition. ...
Peggy Guggenheim at her home on The Grand Canal, Venice ... mid 1950's. In the background L’Atelier (Pablo Picasso) and in the foreground Arc of Petals (Alexander Calder).
Poche altre figure sono state fondamentali per l’arte moderna quanto Peggy Guggenheim, l’iconica ereditiera il cui lascito comprende un’entusiastica attività di mecenatismo a favore dei più grandi artisti, da Djuna Barnes a Jean Cocteau, da Mark Rothko a Jackson Pollock.
From her beginnings in New York to her later days in Venice, new exhibition Peggy Guggenheim in Photographs features shots of the American art collecting pioneer by photographers like Man Ray and historical images of Guggenheim posing alongside artists...
Today, we are revisiting one of our favorite posts about a trailblazer, tastemaker, trendsetter, and entertaining inspiration. I’ll never forget the day I was introduced to Peggy Guggenheim. …
The iconic art collector gave photographer Stefan Moses a personal tour of Venice in 1969
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The legacy of Peggy Guggenheim is about more than her eccentric butterfly sunglasses and bohemian celebrity status. She’s considered the link between European and American art
You probably know Guggenheim– the name, the museums, the collections– but do you know the woman behind legendary the name (and sunglasses)? Peggy Guggenheim didn’t live the domesticated life that was expected of an heiress. She was her own kind of bohemian, impossible to define, mysterious and in many ways, tragic in her loneliness. But…
In celebration of the birth of the legendary patroness, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art
Almost four decades after her death, Peggy Guggenheim is the central figure in a continuing art-world imbroglio: the seemingly endless legal battle by some of her descendants over her superlative 20th-century art collection—and the Venetian palazzo housing it—she left to her uncle’s foundation. Have Guggenheim’s wishes been ignored and her legacy desecrated?
As an exhibition focusing on Peggy Guggenheim’s collecting opens in Venice, we speak with The Last Dogaressa’s curator – Guggenheim’s very own granddaughter – about showcasing the works she treasured
Almost four decades after her death, Peggy Guggenheim is the central figure in a continuing art-world imbroglio: the seemingly endless legal battle by some of her descendants over her superlative 20th-century art collection—and the Venetian palazzo housing it—she left to her uncle’s foundation. Have Guggenheim’s wishes been ignored and her legacy desecrated?
Guggenheim’s “31 Women” is regarded as the first exhibition in the US of just female artists. Collector Jenna Segal has revived it for a limited time.
When Greece pulled out of the 1948 Venice Biennale, Peggy Guggenheim seized her chance to show in its place; now, 70 years on, her palazzo pays tribute to her powerful impact
In celebration Peggy Guggenheim's birthday, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art
Saxon Henry is in Venice reading the biography of Peggy Guggenheim and exploring her story as she lived in her famed palazzo in town.
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In celebration of the birth of the legendary patroness, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art
You probably know Guggenheim– the name, the museums, the collections– but do you know the woman behind legendary the name (and sunglasses)? Peggy Guggenheim didn’t live the domesticated life that was expected of an heiress. She was her own kind of bohemian, impossible to define, mysterious and in many ways, tragic in her loneliness. But…
In celebration Peggy Guggenheim's birthday, we decode the fabulous wardrobe of the woman who changed modern art
Su coleccionismo sexual era parejo a su pasión por el arte que la hizo famosa
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Unlock the modern art world in Venice with my guide to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Discover a treasure trove of modern art, from Picasso to Pollock, set against the stunning backdrop of the Grand Canal. Get insights into the masterpieces, history, and tips for a memorable visit.
Tantissimo è stato scritto su Peggy Guggenheim, famosa collezionista e mecenate d’arte. Questa donna ha segnato la storia dell’arte per il suo spirito all’avanguardia, per la promozione dell’arte s…
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Marguerite Guggenheim nació en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) en 1898, nieta de Meyer Guggenheim e hija de Benjamin Guggenheim, un empresario de origen suizo-alemán-judío. Perteneció a la segunda generación de una familia que había emigrado desde Europa para forjarse un futuro en Estados Unidos, a los catorce
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Collector, bohemian, socialite. The list of Peggy Guggenheim's accomplishments goes on and on, as does her enduring legacy to the world of fine art.
Peggy Guggenheim wasn’t the first woman to own Palazzo Venier dei Leoni. The two who preceded her were equally colourful
Recientemente ha tenido lugar el 33 aniversario de la muerte de esta importante mujer, mecenas de las artes de una época tan apasionante como convulsa en la historia del arte. Prometí a una seguido…
Hers is one of the premier collections of modern art in the world, and Peggy Guggenheim’s private life was as passionate and colorful as her collecting.
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“Peggy Guggenheim mood.”
