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== Early life and emigration == |
== Early life and emigration == |
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Born in Switzerland, Regina married [[Freddy Homburger]] in 1939 in Geneva. Together with her husband, [[Freddy Homburger]], she amassed an important art collection in [[Switzerland]]. They came to the United States in 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=LIVE AUCTION 1147 IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART (EVENING SALE) |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3998881 |website=christies.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Freddy Homburger Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress |url=https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/mss/2008/ms008010.pdf}}</ref> |
Born in Switzerland, Regina married [[Freddy Homburger]] in 1939 in Geneva. Together with her husband, [[Freddy Homburger]], she amassed an important art collection in [[Switzerland]]. They came to the United States in 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=LIVE AUCTION 1147 IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART (EVENING SALE) |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3998881 |website=christies.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Freddy Homburger Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress |url=https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/mss/2008/ms008010.pdf}}</ref> |
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== Art collection == |
== Art collection == |
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In 2002 the collection was auctionned off at Christies, including works by [[Raoul Dufy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Raoul Dufy (1877-1954) Portrait de Regina Homburger |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3965395 |website=christies.com}}</ref> Edgar Degas, <ref>{{Cite web |title=Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Portrait de femme |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-3998882 |website=christies.com}}</ref> Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.christies.com.cn/en/lot/lot-3993363 |website=christies.com}}</ref> |
In 2002 the collection was auctionned off at Christies, including works by [[Raoul Dufy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Raoul Dufy (1877-1954) Portrait de Regina Homburger |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3965395 |website=christies.com}}</ref> Edgar Degas, <ref>{{Cite web |title=Property formerly from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Freddy and Regina T. Homburger Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Portrait de femme |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-3998882 |website=christies.com}}</ref> Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.christies.com.cn/en/lot/lot-3993363 |website=christies.com}}</ref> |
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Thürlimann-Homberger also donated to the Otto-Naegeli Prize for scientific achievement. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Les 50 ans du Fonds national suisse |url=https://www.snf.ch/media/fr/0sgRuwOAaMkqmK8h/pub_snf_festschrift_f.pdf}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 18:48, 12 November 2023
Regina Thürlimann (d. 2002) was a Swiss art collector. She went by the nickname "Gin"..[1]
Early life and emigration
Born in Switzerland, Regina Thürlimann née Rohner, de Rebstein, married Freddy Homburger in 1939 in Geneva. Together with her husband, Freddy Homburger, she amassed an important art collection in Switzerland. They came to the United States in 1941.[1][2]
Art collection
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 in January 2002.[1]
In 2002 the collection was auctionned off at Christies, 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
References
- ^ 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).
