From Classicism to Contemporary Art, a Collection Assembled in Paris and New York

Friends, who fondly called Marie-Régine Didier "Catoune", remember her as an elegant, cheerful and caring woman. Born in Valence in the South of France on July 20, 1936, as a little girl she would whisper, full of hope and desire, “another world awaits me”, says her friend Christian Leprette. Her dream came true when her studies and a modelling career brought her to Paris. She moved to rue de l’Université and discovered the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood, immediately falling in love with its bars, restaurants, cabarets and galleries. This cosmopolitan world opened up new horizons to her. On October 12, 1970, Catoune married Édouard and became Mrs. Marie-Régine Didier. She inherited a large press group from her father that included L’Usine nouvelle Maison française and Le Moniteur des travaux publics et du bâtiment among its publications . Her husband was a great entrepreneur who developed his company in the United States for ten years. They rounded each other out: he was a discreet, brilliant businessman, she an open-minded, affable woman keen to bring people together around them and deepen their relationships. She also made “wise real estate investments and had a flair for…