Marion Lambert
Baroness Marion Lambert (1943 – 28 May 2016) was an art collector, and the wife of Baron Philippe Lambert of the Bank Brussels Lambert banking dynasty. She was described as "one of the first collectors and patrons of contemporary photography".[1]
Early life
Marion Lambert was born Marion de Vries in 1943.[2]
Art collector
Lambert has been called "one of the first collectors and patrons of contemporary photography".[1]
In a November 2004, she sold her entire collection of about 300 photographs mostly from the 1980s, entitled Veronica's Revenge, at Phillips de Pury in Chelsea, New York for a total of $9.2 million. Her original intention was for the collection to hang in the new headquarters of Bank Brussels Lambert in Geneva, but the directors found the works "simply too shocking".[3] New records were set for works by Barbara Kruger, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman, Mike Kelley, Richard Prince, and Louise Lawler.[3]
From 3 to 14 October 2015, 306 objects from the Lambert Art Collection with estimates from £20 up to £3 million were on show at Ely House in Dover Street, and then auctioned by Christie's on 14 October 2015.[4] Lambert and many of the objects in the auction appear in episode two of The Extraordinary Collector, presented by Gordon Watson.[5]
Personal life
In 1975, Marion[2] married Baron Philippe Lambert, and they had two children together, a son, Henri Lambert, and Philippine Lambert, who killed herself aged 20.[6]
The Lamberts lived in Geneva, Switzerland,[7] and owned an 18th-century Florentine-style villa, the Palazzo Terranova, in Umbria.[8]
Death
On 24 May 2016, she was hit by a bus on route 73 near Bond Street tube station in London. She died from head injuries on 28 May 2016.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 "» Baroness Marion Lambert - AO Art Observed™". Artobserved.com. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- 1 2 "Philippe Lambert, baron Lambert, * 1930". Geneall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- 1 2 Vogel, Carol (2004-11-09). "An Appropriate Finale For a $9.2 Million Auction - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "A Visual Odyssey: Collections from LAC (Lambert Art Collection)". Christies.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Oliver, Amy (2016-04-30). "Freddie Mercury banished from Gordan Watson's Chelsea art shop after mistaken for robber | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Pook, Sally (2001-01-05). "Philanthropist will not face trial over suicide girl's claims". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Baroness Marion and Baron Philippe Lambert. "Baroness Marion and Baron Philippe Lambert". ARTnews. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Read. "Umbrian idyll". The Spectator. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Cumber, Robert (31 May 2016). "Baroness art collector dies following Oxford Street bus crash". Get West London. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ↑ "Collector Marion Lambert Dies in Bus Accident - artnet News". news.artnet.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.