She started collecting right after WW2 when she purchased coco Chanel's house. Many of the paintings were stored there, and in their other homes. they continued their collection all the way into the 90's
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Your great-grandmother clearly had exquisite taste in art. I honestly feel that art back then was like Bitcoin before its time, a store of value seen only by those with true vision and a sense for beauty. And buying Coco Chanel’s house? That sounds like something out of a dream, almost surreal yet deeply brilliant. Have you ever been there yourself? I imagine just being in that space would shift one’s aesthetic sense forever.
A woman like that in a time like that, that’s a legacy for the soul.
Yes she certainly did 🥰. I agree Bitcoin and art both represent beauty (which you also have in plenty 😉). They both reach for excellence and capture the best and worst of humanity.
Sadly I've not been able to go to her home since it was donated to corrupt charity that has blocked access when I was young. Would love to recover it one day and perhaps turn it into a museum or a space for reflection and thought.
That’s such a bitter twist,when a space meant to preserve legacy ends up erased by institutions pretending to serve good. Homes like that aren’t just buildings. They’re vessels of memory, intention, and feminine power. I truly hope it finds its way back to you. Some places are meant to be returned to bloodlines, not buried in bureaucracy. Her energy is probably still there, waiting..