According to a bequest of English businessman, philanthropist and art collector Simon Seynsberi (Simon Sainsbury), who died in 2006, all «cream» his collection will be exhibited at major museums in Britain - Tate Britain Gallery and National Gallery.

Tate Gallery Seynsberi left thirteen works: paintings by Francis Bacon (Francis Bacon), Baltyusa (Balthus), Pierre Bonnard (Pierre Bonnard), Lusiena Freud (Lucian Freud), Thomas Gainsborough (Thomas Gainsborough), Victor Pesmora ( Victor Pasmore), John Uttona (John Wootton), Johan Tsoffani (Johan Zoffany). A National Gallery paintings departed titans and post-Impressionism - Claude Monet (Claude Monet), Edgar Degas (Edgar Degas), Paul Gauguin (Paul Gauguin), Henri Rousseau (Henri Rousseau). Most paintings are rarely exhibited, and some have never appeared at the exhibitions.

grandson founder grocery store chains J Sainsbury, John James Seynsberi (John James Sainsbury) Seynsberi Simon was one of the major philanthropists of Great Britain and assembled one of the finest art collections in the country. He donated millions of pounds for various cultural organizations, including the two above-mentioned museums. First Seynsberi a charity anonymously, but in 1991, when he and his brothers, John and Timothy, donated fifty million pounds to create the National Gallery wing of Sainsbury, preserve incognito was not possible. Simon Seynsberi collected not only paintings, but also antique clock, furniture, Delft earthenware, and other antiques. All my collection, with the exception of eighteen paintings, sent to museums, he left his life, Stuart Grimshaw (Stewart Grimshaw), which stayed together for forty years.

Thanks gift Seynsberi assembly Tate Gallery and the National Gallery would add significant value. For example, the painting of Thomas Gainsborough «Mr. and Mrs. Carter» be the earliest work of this great artist in the Tate. It is believed that the couple depicted in this portrait - slip of the lady and her husband korpulentny - parents Frances Andrews, Gainsborough posing for one of his most famous paintings «Mr. and Mrs. Andrews». Another amazing gift - Monet paintings «Water lilies. Sunset »and« Snow. Arzhantey ». According to the curator of the National Gallery Riopella Chris (Chris Riopelle), due to hereditary Seynsberi the museum can boast the most comprehensive collection of British works of famous impressionist. A Tate Gallery now has one of the largest collections of works by the artist group «Nabi» Pierre Bonnard outside France. Collected works of French erotic artist Baltyusa also increased: in the past Tate was only one picture, but now they are four. And, of course, was the work of major British artists of the XX century - Francis Bacon and Freud Lusiena. Senior of the artists represented in the collection of impressive Seynsberi «Study for Portrait», written in 1952, when Bacon had developed his famous series «pompous Dad». And Freud's paintings of the famous philanthropist bequeathed many as three: «Girl with a kitten» (the first portrait of the artist's wife), «Smoking boy» and «Portrait of a mother».

Dar Simon Seynsberi evaluated by specialists in 100 million pounds. But, as said Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota (Sir Nicholas Serota), the real value of the paintings are not about money, but in joy that they bring visitors to the museums. Now all eighteen works on display at Tate, and since October 5, five of them move permanently to the National Gallery. Both museums had been received as a bequest Seynsberi pictures included in the permanent exhibition.

Julia Maksimova

Sources: guardian.co.uk , timesonline.co.uk , artinvestment.ru