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Daniel Leopold Wildenstein (11 September 1917 – 23 October 2001) was a French art dealer, historian and owner-breeder of thoroughbred and standardbred race horses. He was the third member of the family to preside over Wildenstein & Co. , one of the most successful and influential art-dealerships of the 20th century.
In 1977, his family purchased a 49% stake for Wildenstein in the first 66,000-acre (270 km 2) Ol Jogi Ranch [4] on the Laikipia District in Kenya. In 1985, the family acquired complete ownership. He met Jocelyne Périsset when she was a guest at Ol Jogi Ranch and they were married on April 30, 1978. They had a daughter, Diane, followed by a son ...
Alec died in 2008, leaving Guy in charge of both businesses. The size of his share of the family fortune and trusts, estimated from $5 billion to $10 billion, was disputed by his stepmother, Silvia Wildenstein, in 2009. [2] [3] Among Wildenstein's art businesses is the Wildenstein & Company art gallery in New York City, formerly at 19 East 64th ...
However, Wildenstein claimed she had been cut off from her ex-husband’s family in 2015 even though Alec had inherited $10 billion from his father’s estate in 2002.
Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss-born socialite famous for surgery-enhanced feline features, has died. Her partner Lloyd Klein told AFP she died of a pulmonary embolism in Paris.
Jocelyn was also known for her marriage to billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein. The two wed in 1978 and divorced in 1999. The two wed in 1978 and divorced in 1999. Their split and legal battle ...
Wildenstein & Company, a private art dealership, was founded in Paris by Nathan Wildenstein in the mid-19th century and run by his family ever since. [1] The Wildenstein Institute , established by Nathan's son Georges , maintains one of the largest art history reference libraries in the world.
Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, who was known for her extreme plastic surgery and record divorce settlement, has died.. The 84-year-old – who was nicknamed Catwoman, reportedly because she had ...