From October 19, 2026, to January 4, 2027, the Durazzo Gallery is dedicating a free exhibition to Pegeen (1925-1967), daughter of collector Peggy Guggenheim. This is the first exhibition entirely devoted to her work in sixty years.

At twelve, she was already exchanging a work with Yves Tanguy. At seventeen, she was among the thirty-one women featured in a New York exhibition. Daughter of Peggy Guggenheim and Laurence Vail, Pegeen grew up immersed in the avant-garde, and Durazzo restores the depth and richness of her work.

Her characters have a doll-like quality, simplified silhouettes with a tender and strange presence, rendered in bold and joyful colors. This childlike language, imbued with surrealism, reveals an intimacy far removed from the conventions of society portraiture. Having died at forty-one, she is finally in the spotlight.

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DURAZZO
From October 19, 2026 to January 4, 2027
23 rue du Cirque, 75008 - Metro: Miromesnil (lines 9/13)
Mon. to Fri. 11am-7pm, Sat. 12pm-6pm
Free admission

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