Regina Thürlimann (died 2002) was a Swiss art collector. She went by the nickname "Gin".[1]

Early life and emigration

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Regina Thürlimann née Rohner, de Rebstein, was born in Switzerland and married Freddy Homburger in 1939 in Geneva. Together with her husband, Freddy Homburger, she amassed a substantial art collection in Switzerland. They came to the United States in 1941.[1][2]

Art collection

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Works in her art collection included The Road to Versailles, Louveciennes, Snow, by Camille Pissarro (now in the Bührle collection at the Kunsthaus Zurich[3] and a drawing by Claude Gillot, now at the Harvard Art Museum.[4] Other works included Impressionist and Modern Art, Pre-Columbian Art, Southeast Asian and Indian Sculpture, Antiquities, Old Master drawings and prints.[1]

In 1971 the collection was exhibited and a catalogue published.[5]

Freddy Homburger died in September 2001, and Regina died in January 2002.[1]

In 2002, the collection was auctioned off at Christie's, including works by Raoul Dufy,[6] Edgar Degas, [7] Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.[8]

Thürlimann-Homberger also donated to the Otto-Naegeli Prize for scientific achievement. [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "LIVE AUCTION 1147 IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART (EVENING SALE)". christies.com.
  2. ^ "Freddy Homburger Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Die Strasse nach Versailles, Louveciennes, bei Schnee · Camille Pissarro · Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle". www.buehrle.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. ^ Harvard. "Fête Galante; verso: Theater Scene | Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  5. ^ "https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay/GETTY_ALMA21116933650001551/GRI". primo.getty.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Raoul Dufy (1877-1954) Portrait de Regina Homburger". christies.com.
  7. ^ "Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Portrait de femme". christies.com.
  8. ^ "PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. FREDDY AND REGINA HOMBURGER Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1786-1875) Fillette à l'étude, en train d'écrire". christies.com.
  9. ^ "Les 50 ans du Fonds national suisse" (PDF).