Guggenheim Museum: Thannhauser Collection

The Thannhauser family has a long history of collecting art: a Thannhauser founded the Moderne Galerie in Munich before World War II; when Justin K. Thannhauser (whose collection is represented in this book) fled Nazi Europe he and his wife continued to collect important paintings; the Thannhausers later bequeathed their impressive collection of impressionist, postimpressionist, and early modern paintings to the Guggenheim museum. Famous works such as Picasso's Woman with the Yellow Hair, Renoir's Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, and Toulouse-Lautrec's Dancing at the Moulin Rouge are included, as well as works by Gaugin, Manet, Degas, and Velázquez. Guggenheim Museum: Thannhauser Collection is filled with beautifully reproduced images that are accompanied by insightful essays discussing the paintings, sculptures, and the Thannhausers' background as art collectors in prewar Europe and America.