Portrait of Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza
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Portrait of Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza
Original title :Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza 1956 Photo Argentique 18 X 22.5 Cm
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Silver gelatin photograph, 18 × 22.5 cm, 1956. Hans Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza of Kászon and Impérfalva (1921-2002), heir to the Thyssen industrial empire and renowned art collector. Fluent in five languages, passionate about horses, art, Baudelaire and Rilke poetry, philosophy and astronomy. Inherited vast industrial interests including shipbuilding and oil production, plus an extraordinary art collection spanning XIVth to XIXth…
Silver gelatin photograph, 18 × 22.5 cm, 1956. Hans Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza of Kászon and Impérfalva (1921-2002), heir to the Thyssen industrial empire and renowned art collector. Fluent in five languages, passionate about horses, art, Baudelaire and Rilke poetry, philosophy and astronomy. Inherited vast industrial interests including shipbuilding and oil production, plus an extraordinary art collection spanning XIVth to XIXth century European paintings. Enriched the family collection with modern and Russian paintings, including impressionist works rescued from Soviet museums. Resident of Villa Favorita on Lake Lugano (acquired 1932), housing over 2,500 paintings—considered the world's most important private collection after the English Royal Collection, dubbed 'the Swiss Louvre.'
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