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Marianne Rosenberg: Fundamentals and Determination

Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim

In the Rosenberg dynasty, the great-granddaughter is a new asset. Her entry into the gallery world (she only opened her own in New York gallery in 2015) represents the fourth generation of this influential name in the landscape of modern art. She talks to us with great openness.

© Eva Sakellarides Photography Marianne Rosenberg: Fundamentals and Determination
© Eva Sakellarides Photography
Though based in the US, you are also in Europe a lot. This echoes the history of my grandfather's gallery. He was based in Paris, but also present throughout Europe, and would often go to the US as well, long before the war, having grasped the advantages of both markets. And I come from two cultures myself: my father is French, my mother American. Does your family history still nourish you? How could it be otherwise? Imagine the world I grew up in! Picasso countersigned the birth certificate of my father Alexandre as a witness, and was also his godfather. As a child, I used to walk through the gallery every day before going to the apartment above. Every summer, we visited Europe and its museums. We would enter the Prado at 9 o'clock, and only leave at closing time. In Venice, we would go to the Cipriani, where we hung out with Graham Sutherland, and…
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