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Peggy Guggenheim: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Marguerite Guggenheim
Born August 26, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died December 23, 1979 (aged 81) • near Venice • Italy
Founder Guggenheim Collection
Notable Family Members spouse Max Ernst • father Benjamin Guggenheim

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Peggy Guggenheim, 1964
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Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1906.
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Pablo Picasso
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Christina, engraving by Cornelis Visscher, 1650.
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queen of Sweden
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Mark Rothko: Untitled (1954) and Yellow Band (1956)
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Elaine and Willem de Kooning
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