Regina Thürlimann (died 2002) was a Swiss art collector. She went by the nickname "Gin".[1]
Early life and emigration edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "LIVE AUCTION 1147 IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART (EVENING SALE)". christies.com.
- ^ "Freddy Homburger Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress" (PDF).
- ^ "Die Strasse nach Versailles, Louveciennes, bei Schnee · Camille Pissarro · Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle". www.buehrle.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Harvard. "Fête Galante; verso: Theater Scene | Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay/GETTY_ALMA21116933650001551/GRI". primo.getty.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Raoul Dufy (1877-1954) Portrait de Regina Homburger". christies.com.
- ^ "Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Portrait de femme". christies.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Les 50 ans du Fonds national suisse" (PDF).
