Gould, Florence, 1895-1983
type Collector
dates 1895-1983
city Cannes
other citiesSan Francisco, CA; New York, NY;
countryFrance
sex F
history Florence J. Gould, nee Florence Juliette Antoinette Lacaze, was an art collector and opera singer who spent most of her time in Cannes at her villa “El Patio”.

She was the third wife of Frank Jay Gould (1877–1956), son of railroad magnate and financier, Jay Gould (1836-1892).

During a two day sale in April of 1985, totaling a $34 million, Sotheby’s New York auctioned two hundred paintings and drawings from Gould’s collection. The sale included work by, among others, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne, Degas, Monet, Fragonard, Raeburn, and Courbet.

Christie's auctioned Mrs. Gould's jewelry in New York in April (1984) for $8.1 million and Sotheby's sold her antiques and books in Monte Carlo in June of the same year for $6.56 million.

decades1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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Repository Description Links
Yale University Libraries
Frederick R. Koch collection of Jean Cocteau, 1913-1969. see details...
Yale University Library
Manuscripts and Archives
Lettre ouverte à un milliardaire, 1967. see details...

see alsoGould, George Jay, 1864-1923
Gould, Jay, 1836-1892
Gould, Frank Jay