Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMonique de Gunzburg 
Birth1913
FatherRobert Joseph de Gunzburg (1878-1943)
MotherLucie Jeanne DE LA MUERTHE (1888-1945)
Notes for Monique de Gunzburg
{geni:about_me} According to the obituary in the NY Times:
UZIELLI--Monique, 1913-2011, nee Monique de Gunzburg, passed away peacefully in Montreux, Switzerland on October 6th. She leaves behind her beloved children: Solange Landau of New York, and Hubert Leven of Paris and Geneva, eightgrandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren on two continents.
Although only an 8th cousin, I can add that she was a very charitable caring person, founded the Byron Galleries in order to give an opportunity to young artists from Israel and other foreign countries,
According to Christie's description of her collection:
e works offered here come from a multi-faceted collection that Mrs Giorgio Uzielli, née Monique de Gunzburg, acquired during her lifetime. Her tastes spanned from Old Masters and 19th century paintings to Impressionists, from South East Asian and Pre-Columbian art to Roman and Egyptian antiquities, from European sculpture to French furniture. Most of the pieces in her collection were instinctively bought and she never made a mistake. Nothing was ever meantto impress or to be displayed, but was purely for her own enjoyment.
Born into European nobility, Monique de Gunzburg resented her privileged and over-protected childhood. It probably made her more determined and independent as an adult. Married in 1933 to Raymond Leven, a stock broker, her first home was a townhouse in Paris, decorated in the Art Deco style. She divorced after the war in 1947 and moved to New York where, in 1948, she married Mr Giorgio Uzielli, also a stock broker. He was a collector of rare books which were ultimately bequeathed to the University of Texas, Austin. In order to decorate and furnish their townhouse at 1 East 92nd Street, she bought a many of the works which comprise the collection now being dispersed.
The Impressionist paintings offered in this catalogue were bought over a period of time. The Boudin came with the move in 1948. The glorious Degas pastel was purchased after Mrs Uzielli bought her new home at 1107 Fifth Avenue which became her favorite residence. She fell in love with it. A penthouse with a 360 degrees panoramic view of New York, overlooking Central Park and the reservoir, with a wrap-around terrace, it provided the light, the air and theviews for which she longed. With the new apartment came a second bout of collecting, buying pictures and works of art from galleries, antique dealers and auction houses. " it was my passion. This penthouse became a true jewel which I still cherish today in 1994" (Monique de Gunzburg, Souvenirs)
Mrs Uzielli had a number of secondary residences through the years, spanning from France and Italy to Long Island, in great metropolises like Paris and Florence to more off the beaten track places like Syosset (in the 1960s and 70s) and Porto Santo Stefano. She decorated each with exquisite taste and elegance. Her favorite was certainly Porto Santo Stefano. All of these became destinations for her large family of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she adored.
Stylish and elegant in an understated way, she entertained beautifully and had little tolerance for the conventional social life and its futile participants. As a woman of action, she devoted a large part of her free time to charities and cultural activities. She poured her heart into founding the Byron Gallery in New York as a place to launch young, unknown talented artists from Israel, Japan, South America as well as many other parts of the world. She was also a co-founder of the Lutèce Foundation for which she was a tireless fundraiser.
She worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the European Paintings Department from 1970 to 1978. This was a cultural highlight of her life that greatly enriched her already instinctive appreciation of art. It was during this time that she met a new group of individuals and found what she might have missed in her childhood: independence, freedom of expression, and an opportunity to nurture friendships with people regardless of their background.
UZIELLI--Monique, 1913-2011, nee Monique de Gunzburg, passed away peacefully in Montreux, Switzerland on October 6th. She leaves behind her beloved children: Solange Landau of New York, and Hubert Leven of Paris and Geneva, eightgrandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren on two continents.
Although only an 8th cousin, I can add that she was a very charitable caring person, founded the Byron Galleries in order to give an opportunity to young artists from Israel and other foreign countries,
According to Christie's description of her collection:
e works offered here come from a multi-faceted collection that Mrs Giorgio Uzielli, née Monique de Gunzburg, acquired during her lifetime. Her tastes spanned from Old Masters and 19th century paintings to Impressionists, from South East Asian and Pre-Columbian art to Roman and Egyptian antiquities, from European sculpture to French furniture. Most of the pieces in her collection were instinctively bought and she never made a mistake. Nothing was ever meantto impress or to be displayed, but was purely for her own enjoyment.
Born into European nobility, Monique de Gunzburg resented her privileged and over-protected childhood. It probably made her more determined and independent as an adult. Married in 1933 to Raymond Leven, a stock broker, her first home was a townhouse in Paris, decorated in the Art Deco style. She divorced after the war in 1947 and moved to New York where, in 1948, she married Mr Giorgio Uzielli, also a stock broker. He was a collector of rare books which were ultimately bequeathed to the University of Texas, Austin. In order to decorate and furnish their townhouse at 1 East 92nd Street, she bought a many of the works which comprise the collection now being dispersed.
The Impressionist paintings offered in this catalogue were bought over a period of time. The Boudin came with the move in 1948. The glorious Degas pastel was purchased after Mrs Uzielli bought her new home at 1107 Fifth Avenue which became her favorite residence. She fell in love with it. A penthouse with a 360 degrees panoramic view of New York, overlooking Central Park and the reservoir, with a wrap-around terrace, it provided the light, the air and theviews for which she longed. With the new apartment came a second bout of collecting, buying pictures and works of art from galleries, antique dealers and auction houses. " it was my passion. This penthouse became a true jewel which I still cherish today in 1994" (Monique de Gunzburg, Souvenirs)
Mrs Uzielli had a number of secondary residences through the years, spanning from France and Italy to Long Island, in great metropolises like Paris and Florence to more off the beaten track places like Syosset (in the 1960s and 70s) and Porto Santo Stefano. She decorated each with exquisite taste and elegance. Her favorite was certainly Porto Santo Stefano. All of these became destinations for her large family of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she adored.
Stylish and elegant in an understated way, she entertained beautifully and had little tolerance for the conventional social life and its futile participants. As a woman of action, she devoted a large part of her free time to charities and cultural activities. She poured her heart into founding the Byron Gallery in New York as a place to launch young, unknown talented artists from Israel, Japan, South America as well as many other parts of the world. She was also a co-founder of the Lutèce Foundation for which she was a tireless fundraiser.
She worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the European Paintings Department from 1970 to 1978. This was a cultural highlight of her life that greatly enriched her already instinctive appreciation of art. It was during this time that she met a new group of individuals and found what she might have missed in her childhood: independence, freedom of expression, and an opportunity to nurture friendships with people regardless of their background.