The Saga of the Senns, Collectors from Le Havre
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The father, Olivier, collected Impressionists. His son Edouard and granddaughter Hélène nurtured links with contemporary artists. Meanwhile, his daughter Alice acquired works by artists of the Great American West. Between them, they created one of the finest modern collections. Leslie Cauldwell (1861-1941), Portrait of Édouard Senn, 1915, pencil and pastel on paper, 53.5 x 36.5 cm/20.9 x 14.8 in, private collection. © François Dugué Twenty years ago, Hélène Senn-Foulds (b. 1934) donated 205 works to MuMA, mostly from the collection of her grandfather, Olivier Senn (1864-1959). At the time, this major donation made the Le Havre museum’s Impressionist collection one of the
