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Carlos de Beistegui e Yturbe (31 January 1895 – 17 January 1970), [1] also known as Charlie de Beistegui, was an eccentric French-born Mexican multi-millionaire art collector and interior decorator who was one of the most flamboyant characters of mid-20th-century European life.
Sep 15, 2008 · After Groussay has been sold, and every antique and its fake copy have been auctioned off, the name of Carlos de Beistegui will be right up there with the other big names of 20th-century...
Jun 20, 2024 · Carlos de Beistegui's Parisian penthouse apartment, designed by Le Corbusier, was the product of two supreme egotists squaring off against each other.
Apr 25, 2015 · Carlos, or Charlie, de Beistegui, who was five foot three in actuality, wore bright red, a huge wig with resplendent curls and such high boots that he towered in full view of all.
Carlos de Beistegui in 1893. Carlos de Beistegui subsequently became a passionate collector and, in 1942, he donated part of his collection of paintings to the Louvre, including works by Rubens, V an Dyck, Goya, Largillièrre, Nattier, Fragonard and Ingres.
Sep 3, 2020 · The party of the century took place 69 years ago today. Venice was abuzz with decadence and glamour on 3 September 1951, as the beautiful and the damned gathered for eccentric aristocrat Count Carlos de Beistegui’s high society gathering Le Bal Oriental – the first since World War II.
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May 30, 1999 · Thanks to a weakness for fantasy and a passion for building -- this talent turned into a certifiable mania in the early 1960's, after a series of psychologically disabling strokes -- Carlos de...
Sep 3, 2021 · Carlos de Beistegui hosted the spectacular ‘Le Bal Oriental’, also known as the Bal du Siècle ‘Ball of the Century’, at the Palazzo Labia in Venice on this day in 1951, with the theme inspired by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Banquet of Cleopatra in the Palazzo’s Hall.
May 6, 2018 · Carlos de Beistegui (París, 1895-1970), acuñó un estilo decorativo con su apellido en el que se mezclaba Barroco, Surrealismo y pinceladas de gran arte contemporáneo. Fue coleccionista de arte, dandy, multimillonario y decorador, esto último consecuencia de todo lo anterior.
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