Guggenheim name is synonymous with the great cities of New York, Bilbao and Venice, but less so with an historic market town in Hampshire. However, an exhibition opening in the summer of 2024 is aiming to change that.
Before buying the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and the garden behind it in Venice in 1949, for five years (between 1934 and 1939), world-famous 20th-century patron and collector of modern art Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) lived at Yew Tree Cottage near Petersfield.
Featuring a focused selection of artworks once owned by the self-described ‘art addict’ and from other UK collections, Peggy Guggenheim: Petersfield to Palazzo (15 June – 5 October 2024) at Petersfield Museum & Art Gallery will show together paintings and sculptures by leading British and European modern artists including Henry Moore, Yves Tanguy, Max Ernst, Jean Arp and John Tunnard amongst others. A variety of photographs, contemporary fashion items and literature will give further context to the fascinating life and times of Peggy Guggenheim.
The exhibition is presented with direct support and loans from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice – whose Director, Karole Vail, is Peggy Guggenheim’s elder granddaughter.
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Peggy Guggenheim: Petersfield to Palazzo is made possible thanks to the generous support of:
