The Peggy Guggenheim Home and Museum Venice
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The ticket is the best souvenir of this visit
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The house opens onto the Grand canal opposite is the Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda which is the seat of the governing body of Venice.
Peggy was buried her with her favourite dogs. Their tombstone holds equal importance in the garden of her Palace.
"Peggy died aged 81 on 23 December 1979. Her ashes are placed in a corner of the garden of her museum. Since then, under the oversight of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection has become one of the finest museums of modern art in the world."https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/art/in-depth/peggy-guggenheim/about-peggy/
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The Byzantine Marble throne in The Palace , now museum, Garden, It was one of Peggy Guggenheims favourite place to sit with her dogs and take photographs.
In the grilled window that overlooks the Grand Canal one chances upon 23 translucent glass figurines that almost blend with the water. This were made by Egidio Constantini in 1964. However, they are better known as Sketches made by Pablo Picasso during his fascination for blue.
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ALEXANDER CALDER - The Cow 1971
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| JACKSON POLLOCK - Alchemy 1948 |
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| JOAN MIRO - Dutch Interior II 1928 |
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| SALVADOR DALI - Untitled 1931 |
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The paintings and sculpture are a very small part of the entire collection. There were masterpieces by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, to name a few. These works of Art made a lasting impression on me. I marvelled at the mind of this very gutsy lady who lost her precious daughter at a young age and never stopped grieving. Yet her collection shows foresight and creativity. She was a genuine Philanthropist and Collector. I would visit this museum again and again and yet not have enough.
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Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) "Black Curve IV" 1972 Oil on Canvas
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