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Influential Art Patrons and Collectors
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Peggy Guggenheim
Founder of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice; patron of the Abstract Expressionist movement; niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim.
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
A postal worker and a librarian who amassed a significant collection of Minimalist and Conceptual Art; donated works to the National Gallery of Art.
Maja Hoffmann
Swiss pharmaceutical heiress; founder of the LUMA Foundation; supportive of environmental initiatives and contemporary art.
Dominique de Menil
Co-founder of the Menil Collection in Houston; patron of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism; supporter of human rights.
Eli Broad
Created The Broad museum in Los Angeles; his collection includes works by Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman; philanthropist in education and the arts.
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Founder of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which established the Guggenheim Museums; known for his collection of non-objective art.
Charles Saatchi
Founded the Saatchi Gallery; known for supporting Young British Artists (YBAs); instrumental in promoting Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.
Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Promoter of Latin American art; established the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros; significant donations to MoMA and other institutions.
Aby Rosen
Real estate tycoon with a contemporary art collection; known for displaying art in his buildings; owns works by Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.
Gertrude Stein
Promoted Modernist artists like Picasso and Matisse; famous salon in Paris; known for her avant-garde writing and art collecting.
Hansjörg Wyss
Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist; supports contemporary art through the Wyss Foundation; patron of the arts and conservation.
Si Newhouse
Media mogul who collected modern and contemporary art; his collection included works by Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons; former chairman of Condé Nast.
François Pinault
Founder of the Pinault Collection; owner of Christie's auction house; refurbishing the Bourse de Commerce in Paris for displaying his art collection.
Leonard Lauder
Chairman emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies; donated his collection of Cubist art to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; significant philanthropist.
Herb and Dorothy Vogel
Known for their vast collection of minimal and conceptual art; donated 50 works to 50 states; their collection is known for being very personal.
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