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| PORTRAIT OF HESTER DIAMOND |
Dynamic, unpredictable, and incomparable, Hester Diamond was a fearless and visionary collector. Whether through the expressive qualities of the paintings and sculpture in her apartment, the electric colors of her furniture, or in the mesmerizing patterns of the textiles she chose, each piece in her collection personifies Hester assembled important collections of both Modernist works and Old Master Paintings and Sculpture from the ground up that were of equal quality and breadth. She acquired masterpieces by art historical titans such as
Bernini and
Dosso Dossi, but also contemporary voices like
Barry X Ball and
Bill Viola. [
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