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THE COLLECTION OF DRUE HEINZ (1915-2018)

(LOTS 165-167)

Drue Heinz, Photo by H.J. Heinz II, Courtesy of the Heinz Family.

Drue Heinz (1915–2018) was a philanthropist and generous supporter of the literary and
visual arts. She was an infuential fgure in cultural, social and literary circles in both the
United States and Britain and a board member at a number of prestigious art museums:
the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, the Royal Academy in London and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York.
Over the course of her three-decade marriage to Henry J. ‘Jack’ Heinz II (1908-1987), of the
Heinz foods empire, Drue, who was born in England, assembled a remarkable collection
of fne and decorative arts. Much of her collection was formed after her marriage to H.J.
Heinz in 1953. Although he joked that “My wife is the art connoisseur, I live from snowfall
to snowfall,” Jack, the avid skier, was interested in and supported acquisitions.
Masterpieces from the Collection of Drue Heinz were included in the New York
Impressionist and Modern evening sale in May this year, with further highlights ofered in
specialist sales throughout the year in London and New York.

186 In addition to the hammer price, a Buyer’s Premium (plus VAT) is payable. Other taxes and/or an Artist Resale Royalty
fee are also payable if the lot has a tax or λ symbol. Check Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of this catalogue.