Christian Levett Opens Museum for Female Artists in Mougins
British philanthropist Christian Levett, a former investment manager, opened the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in 2011 in southern France. In 2023, he replaced it with Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, focusing on abstraction by women. Levett owns around 1,700 works, including post-war American art, African pieces, and Zero movement works. He recently bought Françoise Gilot's 1942 painting 'Geneviève Pensive' from Christie's. Levett regrets not bidding higher for two Dorothea Tanning works at Sotheby's New York and Piasa. He desires Joan Mitchell's 'Mon Paysage' (1967) at Fondation Maeght and Cecily Brown's 'Figures in a Landscape 2' (2001) at the Broad. Levett will speak at Tefaf Talks in New York on a panel titled 'Collecting with a Mission for Public Access.' Tefaf New York runs May 15-19 at the Park Avenue Armory.
Key facts
- Christian Levett opened Mougins Museum of Classical Art in 2011 in Mougins, France.
- In 2023, the museum was replaced by Female Artists of the Mougins Museum.
- Levett owns around 1,700 works, focusing on abstraction by women, post-war American art, African art, and Zero movement.
- He recently bought Françoise Gilot's 1942 painting 'Geneviève Pensive' from Christie's.
- Levett regrets not bidding higher for two Dorothea Tanning works at Sotheby's New York and Piasa.
- He desires Joan Mitchell's 'Mon Paysage' (1967) at Fondation Maeght and Cecily Brown's 'Figures in a Landscape 2' (2001) at the Broad.
- Levett will speak at Tefaf Talks in New York on a panel titled 'Collecting with a Mission for Public Access.'
- Tefaf New York is open at the Park Avenue Armory from May 15-19.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Levett
- Françoise Gilot
- Dorothea Tanning
- Joan Mitchell
- Cecily Brown
- Pablo Picasso
- Almine Rech
Institutions
- Mougins Museum of Classical Art
- Female Artists of the Mougins Museum
- Christie's
- Sotheby's New York
- Piasa
- Fondation Maeght
- The Broad
- Tefaf
- Tefaf New York
- Park Avenue Armory
- National Geographic
- The Art Newspaper
Locations
- Mougins
- France
- southern France
- Florence
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- Saint Paul de Vence
- Los Angeles