This Montblanc Patron of the Art pays tribute to an extraordinary champion of art: Peggy Guggenheim.
Peggy Guggenheim, born in 1898 in NYC, was an American art collector, bohemian and socialite. She created a noted art collection in Europe and America and settled in Venice, Italy, where she lived and exhibited her collection. The ‘Peggy Guggenheim Collection’ located on the Grand Canal in Venice, is one of Europe’s premier museums devoted to modern art
- The pattern on the cap and barrel is inspired by the pieces of modern art she collected, especially from the art deco movement.
- The straight shape on the cap, barrel is connected to the art deco movement.
- The cap ring with lion heads is inspired by the ‘Pallazzo Vernier dei Leoni’, Peggy’s former home that is decorated with this symbol of Venice.
- The cone refers to the red and white striped mooring pillars found on the Venice waterways.;
- Au 750 gold nib, rodium coated with special design with dog paws - remembering her beloved 14 Lhasa dogs, which were very importat to her during her whole life.
- Platinum plated and black lacquered cap and barrel
