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Art Collectors

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Adolph de MeyerPhotographer · PhotographyBaron Adolph de Meyer (1 September 1868 – 6 January 1946) was a French-born American photographer famed for his portraits in the early 20th century, many of which depicted celebrities such…
Agnès TroubléDesigner · Fashion(born Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé, 1941) is a French fashion designer with a namesake fashion label.
Alejandro Pidal y MonAuthor · Books
Alessandro HaberPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Haber (born 19 January 1947) is an Italian actor, film director and singer.
Alexander von ZemlinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher.
Alexej von JawlenskyEngraver · PrintsAlexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941), surname also spelt as Yavlensky, was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany.
Alice ArlenAuthor · BooksAlice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron.
Alicia KeysPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Hell's Kitchen.
Alma MahlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite.
Antoine-François MarmontelPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine François Marmontel (ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa maʁmɔ̃tɛl; 18 July 1816 – 16 January 1898) was a French pianist, composer, teacher and musicographer.
Anton I of SaxonyPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Clement Theodore Mary Joseph John the Evangelist Nepomucene Francis Xavier Aloysius Januarius
Archer Milton HuntingtonAuthor · BooksArcher Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955) was an American philanthropist and scholar, primarily known for his contributions to the field of Hispanic studies.
Arsène HoussayeAuthor · BooksArsène Houssaye (28 March 1814 – 26 February 1896) was a French novelist, poet and man of letters.
Arthur ActonDesigner · DesignArthur Mario Acton (1873–1953) was a British architect, art dealer and collector.
Arthur DrewsAuthor · Books
Bart de LigtAuthor · BooksBartholomeus de Ligt (17 July 1883 – 3 September 1938) was a Dutch anarcho-pacifist and antimilitarist. He is chiefly known for his support of conscientious objectors.
Ben LyonPerson · Film memorabiliaBen Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.
Benno SchotzArtist · SculptureBenno Schotz (28 August 1891 – 11 October 1984) was an Estonian-born Scottish sculptor, and one of Scotland's leading artists during the twentieth century.
Bernard BerensonAuthor · BooksBernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
Betty ParsonsArtist · SculptureBetty Parsons (born Betty Bierne Pierson, January 31, 1900 – July 23, 1982) was an American artist, art dealer, and collector known for her early promotion of Abstract Expressionism.
Bob GuccionePhotographer · PhotographyRobert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione (December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American visual artist, photographer and publisher.
Carl Gustaf TessinAuthor · BooksCount Carl Gustaf Tessin (5 September 1695 – 7 January 1770) was a Swedish count and politician and son of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock.
Carl SternheimAuthor · BooksCarl Sternheim (born William Adolph Carl Francke; 1 April 1878 – 3 November 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer.
Chana OrloffArtist · SculptureChana Orloff (25 June 1888 – 16 December 1968) was a Ukrainian-born French and Israeli Art deco and figurative art sculptor.
Charles JervasArtist · PaintingsCharles Jervas (also Jarvis and Jervis; c. 1675 – 2 November 1739) was an Irish painter, translator, and art collector of the early 18th century.
Charlotte GuestAuthor · BooksLady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest (née Bertie; 19 May 1812 – 15 January 1895), later Lady Charlotte Schreiber, was an English aristocrat who is best known as the first publisher in modern…
Cheech MarinPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor.
Christina NilssonPerson · Music memorabilia
Christina of SwedenArtist · PaintingsChristina (Kristina; – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654.
Clive DonnerPerson · Film memorabiliaClive Stanley Donner (21 January 1926 – 6 September 2010) was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing but the Best,…
Cole PorterPerson · Music memorabiliaCole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter.
Dario Del BufaloDesigner · DesignDario del Bufalo (Rome, 30 January 1958) is an Italian mosaic and antiquity expert, architect, author, and restorer.
David BeckArtist · PaintingsDavid Beck was a Dutch painter and art collector (1621–1656). He was born in Delft and died in The Hague.
David BowieArtist · PaintingsDavid Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor.
Dominique de VillepinAuthor · BooksDominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik maʁi fʁɑ̃swa ʁəne ɡaluzo də vilpɛ̃;
Donald Ogden StewartPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia…
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-StrelitzPerson · Music memorabiliaDuke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Russian: Георгий Георгиевич Мекленбург-Стрелицкий, romanized: Georgy Georgiyevich Meklenburg-Strelitsky;
Edmond de GoncourtAuthor · BooksEdmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pron; 26 May 182216 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Émile Étienne GuimetPerson · Music memorabiliaÉmile Étienne Guimet (emil ɡimɛ; 2 June 183612 October 1918) was a French industrialist, traveler and connoisseur.
Emilie Louise FlögeDesigner · FashionEmilie Louise Flöge was an Austrian fashion designer, model, art collector and entrepreneur (1874–1952). She was born in Vienna.
Emmy GöringPerson · Film memorabiliaEmma Johanna Henny "Emmy" Göring (Sonnemann; 24 March 1893 – 8 June 1973) was a German actress and the second wife of Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann Göring.[1] She served as Adolf…
Erling KaggeAuthor · BooksErling Kagge (born January 15, 1963) is a Norwegian explorer, publisher, author, philosopher, lawyer, art collector and entrepreneur.
Ernst OpplerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Ernst Oppler; portrait by
Ernst von LiphartArtist · PaintingsBaron Ernst Friedrich von Liphart (August 26, 1847 – April 14, 1932), also known by his Russian name Ernst Karlovich Lipgart, and also referred to in English as Earnest Lipgart, was a…
Étienne Moreau-NélatonArtist · CeramicsAdolphe Étienne Auguste Moreau-Nélaton (2 December 1859 – 25 April 1927) was a French painter, art collector and art historian.
Federico CastelluccioPerson · Film memorabiliaFederico Castelluccio (fedeˈriːko kastelˈluttʃo; born April 29, 1964) is an Italian-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y MontojoArtist · PaintingsFernando Montojo Zóbel de Ayala (August 27, 1924 – June 2, 1984), also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Francis LedererPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Lederer (November 6, 1899 – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American actor with his career first in Europe, then in the United States.
François BoucherEngraver · PrintsFrançois Boucher (lang; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
François FlamengIllustrator · IllustrationFrançois Léopold Flameng (6 December 1856 – 28 February 1923) was a French painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the son of printmaker Léopold Flameng who educated him.
François-Xavier FabreArtist · PaintingsFrançois-Xavier Fabre (fʁɑ̃swa ɡzavje fabʁ; 1 April 1766 – 16 March 1837) was a French painter of historical subjects.
Frederick II of PrussiaPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick II (Friedrich II; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786.
Gabriele MünterEngraver · PrintsGabriele Münter (19 February 1877 – 19 May 1962) was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century.
Gary WinickPerson · Film memorabiliaGary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as…
George Gillis HaanenDesigner · Modern designGeorge Gillis Haanen (23 August 1807 - 17 July 1879) was a 19th-century landscape painter from Netherlands.
George-Daniel de MonfreidArtist · CeramicsGeorge-Daniel de Monfreid (14 March 1856 – 26 November 1929) was a French painter and art collector.
Georgette AgutteArtist · PaintingsGeorgette Agutte (17 May 1867 – 5 September 1922) was a French painter.
Gerard BanckerAuthor · Maps and atlasesGerard Bancker (sometimes Latin Gerardus, or colloquial Dutch Gerrit) (14 February 1740 in Albany, New York – January 1799) was an American surveyor and politician.
Gert ChesiPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Gert Chesi in the Voodoo forest.
Gertrude SteinAuthor · BooksGertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector.
Giuliano GemmaArtist · SculptureGiuliano Gemma (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛmma]; 2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor.
Gloria KatzPerson · Film memorabiliaGloria Katz (October 25, 1942 – November 25, 2018) was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for her association with George Lucas.
Govert FlinckArtist · PaintingsGovert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck (25 January 1615 – 2 February 1660) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age.
Gustav UcickyAuthor · BooksGustav Ucicky (6 July 1899 – 27 April 1961) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Guy BoltonPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies.
Hans PurrmannArtist · SculptureHans Marsilius Purrmann (10 April 1880 – 17 April 1966) was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up.
Harold ActonAuthor · BooksSir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton (5 July 1904 – 27 February 1994) was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things.
Helen Bigelow MerrimanArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Sarah Wyman Whitman painted by Helen Bigelow Merriman, oil on canvas, 1909-10
Helene Kröller-MüllerArtist · PaintingsHelene Emma Laura Juliane Kröller-Müller (German pronunciation: [heˈleːnə ˈkʁœlɐ ˈmʏlɐ]; née Müller; 11 February 1869 – 14 December 1939) was a German art collector.
Hendrik GoltziusEngraver · PrintsHendrick Goltzius (né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
Henri Michel-LévyArtist · PaintingsHenri Michel-Lévy (July 11, 1844 in Passy, France - September 17, 1914 in Paris), was a French impressionist painter.
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Henri Van CutsemArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Guillaume Charlier: Marble busts of Henri Van Cutsem and his wife Léontine (née Van Opstal), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tournai
Herman MelvilleAuthor · BooksHerman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period.
Hilary KoprowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHilary Koprowski (5 December 191611 April 2013) was a Polish virologist and immunologist.
Howard HodgkinArtist · PaintingsSir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction.
Hubert de GivenchyDesigner · FashionHubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (lang; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952.
Ian WoodnerDesigner · DesignIan Woodner (January 25, 1903 – November 1, 1990) was an American real estate developer, artist and art collector.
Ignacio ZuloagaArtist · PaintingsIgnacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (July 26, 1870October 31, 1945) was a Spanish painter, born in Eibar, Guipuzcoa, near the monastery of Loyola.
Izabela CzartoryskaAuthor · BooksElżbieta (Izabela) Dorota Czartoryska (Flemming; 31 March 1745 – 15 July 1835) was a Polish countess and princess, writer, art collector, and prominent figure in the Polish Enlightenment.
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of AlbaAuthor · BooksJacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, 10th Duke of Berwick, GE, LH, GCVO (17 October 1878 – 24 September 1953) was a Spanish peer, diplomat, politician, art collector and…
Jacques DoucetDesigner · FashionJacques Doucet (1853–1929) was a French fashion designer and art collector. He is known for his elegant dresses, made with flimsy translucent materials in superimposing pastel colors.
Jacques StellaEngraver · PrintsJacques Stella (1596 – 29 April 1657) was a French painter, a leading exponent of the neoclassical style of Parisian Atticism.
Jacques-Émile BlancheEngraver · PrintsJacques-Émile Blanche (lang; (1 January 1861 – 30 September 1942) was a French artist, largely self-taught, who became a successful portrait painter, working in London and Paris.
Jan des BouvrieDesigner · Modern designJan des Bouvrie (3 August 1942 – 4 October 2020) was a Dutch architect, interior and product designer, best known for his 1969 "kubusbank sofa", now considered a design classic.
Jan van de CappelleEngraver · PrintsJan van de Cappelle (or Joannes / van der / Capelle in various combinations; 25 January 1626 (baptized) – 22 December 1679 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of seascapes and winter…
Jean GigouxIllustrator · IllustrationJean François Gigoux (6 January 1806, Besançon – 11 December 1894, Paris) was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator and art collector.
Jean-Baptiste FaurePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Baptiste Faure in 1850
Jean-Jacques BoissardAuthor · BooksJean-Jacques Boissard (1528 – 30 October 1602) was an antiquary and Neo-Latin poet.
John SoaneDesigner · DesignSir John Soane (né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style.
Jonathan RichardsonArtist · PaintingsJonathan Richardson (12 January 1667 – 28 May 1745), sometimes called "the Elder" to distinguish him from his son, was an English artist, collector of drawings and writer on art, working…
Jorge LanataPerson · Film memorabiliaJorge Ernesto Lanata (12 September 1960 – 30 December 2024) was an Argentine journalist and author.
Joseph AvedArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait, c.
Joshua ReynoldsArtist · PaintingsSir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who specialised in portraits.
József KissAuthor · BooksJózsef Kiss was a Hungarian writer, poet, editing staff, art collector, proofreader and teacher (1843–1921). He was born in Mezőcsát and died in Budapest.
Khalid bin Faisal Al SaudAuthor · Books
Laura BiagiottiDesigner · FashionLaura Biagiotti (4 August 1943 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian fashion designer, and the founder of the House of Biagiotti.
Léon BonnatEngraver · PrintsLéon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, art collector and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Leone LeoniArtist · SilverLioni Leoni (c. 1509 – 22 July 1590) was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Leopoldo CicognaraArtist · PaintingsCount Leopoldo Cicognara (17 November 1767, in Ferrara – 5 March 1834, in Venice) was an Italian artist, art collector, art historian and bibliophile.
Lincoln KirsteinAuthor · BooksLincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as…
Linda Lee AlterArtist · PaintingsLinda Lee Alter (born 1939) is an American visual artist who is primarily known as an art collector and philanthropist.
Lionel de RothschildPhotographer · PhotographyBaron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (22 November 1808 – 3 June 1879) was a British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of…
Lothar-Günther BuchheimArtist · PaintingsLothar-Günther Buchheim (6 February 1918 – 22 February 2007) was a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime.
Louis XIV of FrancePerson · Film memorabiliaLouis XIV (disambiguation)
Ludvík KubaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Ludvík Kuba in the 1890s.
Ludwig BorchardtDesigner · DesignLudwig Borchardt (5 October 1863 – 12 August 1938) was a German Egyptologist. He is best known for finding a famous bust of Nefertiti at Amarna.
Margaret PilkingtonIllustrator · IllustrationMargaret Pilkington (25 November 1891 – 2 August 1974) was a British wood-engraver who was active at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Marie-Jacques PerrierPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Jacques Renée "Jacotte" Perrier (22 November 1924 – 29 November 2012) was a French singer, fashion journalist, voice actress, socialite, author and art collector.
Mario LanfranchiPerson · Film memorabiliaMario Lanfranchi (30 June 1927 – 3 January 2022) was an Italian film, theatre, and television director, screenwriter, producer, collector, and actor.
Marsha MasonPerson · Film memorabiliaMarsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and theatre director. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella…
Maximillion CooperDesigner · Modern designGumball 3000 is a brand known for the annual Gumball 3000 Rally, an international celebrity motor rally that takes place on public roads.
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninAuthor · BooksMichael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),…
Miner Kilbourne KelloggArtist · PaintingsMiner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814-1889) was an American painter noted for his Orientalist work, an art historian and art collector.
Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianArtist · PaintingsMonir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (13 January 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art.
Nélie JacquemartArtist · PaintingsCornélie Barbe Hyacinthe Jacquemart (kɔʁneli baʁb jasɛ̃t ʒakmaʁ), known as Nélie (neli; 25 July 1841– 15 May 1912) was a French painter, art collector and patron of the arts.
Nicolaas PienemanArtist · SculptureNicolaas Pieneman (ˈnikoːlaːs ˈpinəˌmɑn; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1860) was a Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor.
Paul CassirerAuthor · BooksPaul Cassirer (21 February 1871, in Görlitz – 7 January 1926, in Berlin) was a German art dealer and editor who played a significant role in the promotion of the work of artists of the…
Paul GachetArtist · PaintingsPaul-Ferdinand Gachet (30 July 1828 – 9 January 1909) was a French physician most famous for treating the painter Vincent van Gogh during his last weeks in Auvers-sur-Oise.
Paul JamotArtist · PaintingsPaul Jamot (lang, lang; 22 December 1863 – 13 December 1939) was a French painter, art critic and museum curator.

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