Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim was an American art collector, bohemian, and socialite. Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down wi
Guggenheim in 1958
Guggenheim's grave with a plaque remembering her Lhasa Apsos dogs
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The collection is housed in the Pal
Peggy Guggenheim
…exhibited this collection as she built it. In 1949, she settled in Venice, where she lived and exhibited her collection for the rest of her life. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and is one of the most visited attractions in the city. Guggenheim's parents were of Ashkenazi…
The Peggy Guggenheim museum as seen from the Grand Canal
Peggy Guggenheim, Marseille, 1937
Pablo Picasso, 1911, The Poet (Le poète), oil on linen, 131.2 × 89.5 cm (51 5/8 × 35 1/4 in.)
Jean Metzinger, 1911–1912, Au Vélodrome, oil, sand and collage on canvas, 130.4 × 97.1 cm (51 1/2 x 38 1/4 in.)