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Watson was an avid art collector acquiring works by such artists as Miró, Klee, and Pablo Picasso, which were displayed in his Paris apartment in the 1930s. He was the principal benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and also provided financial assistance to English and Irish painters including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud ...
Victor William (Peter) Watson (14 September 1908 – 3 May 1956) was a wealthy English art collector and benefactor. He funded the literary magazine, Horizon, edited by Cyril Connolly. Watson was found mysteriously drowned in his bath on 3 May 1956.
Victor William (Peter) Watson (14 September 1908 – 3 May 1956) was a wealthy English art collector and benefactor. He funded the literary magazine, Horizon, edited by Cyril Connolly.
Victor William (Peter) Watson (14 September 1908 – 3 May 1956) was a wealthy English art collector and benefactor. He funded the literary magazine, Horizon, edited by Cyril Connolly. Privately his life involved a series of male lovers, often Americans ( Waldemar Hansen, Denham Fouts and Norman Fowler being examples).
Jul 29, 2020 · Victor William (Peter) Watson, born 4 September 1908, was a wealthy English art collector and benefactor.Peter Watson is as mysterious now as he was in his heyday, so I will share with you some photos, articles, quotes and books, in the hopes that they will encourage you to delve deeper into the life of this 'Queer Saint'.'Queer saint' Peter Watson left his mark on British culture by ...
Apr 29, 2015 · British culture owes a huge debt to Peter Watson. Cecil Beaton's 'queer saint' bankrolled all the famous names, from Spender to Freud, and co-founded the ICA. But as a louche sex life hinted, he ...
The co-author of a new biography of Peter Watson identifies the works of art in his collection: Adrian Clark and Jeremy Dronfield, Peter Watson, Queer Saint. The cultured life of Peter Watson who shook 20th-century art and shocked high society, John Blake Publishing Ltd, pp415, £25. ISBN 978-1784186005.
