Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011

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role

Collector

dates

1932-2011

city

Los Angeles

state

CA

other cities

London, United Kingdom; Cranbrook, United Kingdom; Bel-Air, CA; Beverly Hills; Westwood, CA; New York, NY; Westport, CT; Gstaad, Switzerland; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Middleburg, VA;

sex

F

historical notes

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was an art and jewelry collector, actress, perfume maker, philanthropist.

The bulk of Taylor’s collection was French Impressionist art, her collection included works by, among others, Pablo Picasso, Maurice Utrillo, Edgar Degas, Georges Rouault, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Amedeo Modigliani, Maurice de Vlaminck, Vincent van Gogh, Frans Hals and Andy Warhol.

Both her father, Francis Taylor (1897–1968), and great-uncle, Stephen "Howard" Young (1878–1972), were art dealers.

decades
of activity

1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010

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10/31/2024 13:33:23

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