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bequest of art works to the Courtauld Gallery. Count Antoine Seilern (17 September 1901 – 6 July 1978) was an Anglo-Austrian art collector and art historian. He was considered, along with Sir Denis Mahon, to be one of a handful of important collectors who was also a respected scholar.
- British
- 6 July 1978, South Kensington, London, England
- Antoine Edward Graf Seilern und Aspang; Anton Seilern
- bequest of art works to the Courtauld Gallery
Antoine Seilern, who died at 56 that he Princes himself had gathered Gate in the Lanckoronski on Palais. 6th July, of the great collectors of the present century. The collection. paintings and drawings by the was Old Kinderpsychologie, Masters taught by a lady that who was a pupil he of Freud. of gathered chiefly in Britain, and has bequeathed ...
Overview. Collector and art historian. Seilern was the son of Count Carl Seilern und Aspang (1866-1940) and Antoinette Woerishoffer (Seilern und Aspang) (1875-1901). His mother, who was American by birth, died shortly after his birth. Seilern was raised by his grandmother in New York and Vienna, enjoying dual citizenship of Austria and England.
Count Antoine Seilern (1901-78) “And this, or something like it was his way.” Burlington Magazine. Antoine Seilern, who died at 56 Princes gate on sixth July, was one of the most discriminating, and one of the best informed, of the great collectors of the present century.
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Count Antoine Seilern. primary name: primary name: Seilern, Antoine. individual; collector; German; American (USA); British; Male. 1901-1978. Collector, scholar and donor; his father was German, mother American. Educated in Vienna; became a British citizen after WWI and moved to London in 1939. His paintings and drawings, known as the Prince's ...
Dec 13, 1981 · (Antoine Seilern insisted that the collection be known only as ''The Prince's Gate Collection,'' not wishing to parade his own name in that context.) There were works on paper by Leonardo ...
Count Antoine Seilern, who died on July 6, was probably the greatest European collector of old Masters in the post-war period. VIPs offers insight into the distinguished lives of certain family members such as Emma Carola Woerishoffer and Uncle Antoine.
