Sophie allen's great grandmother was hedwig alman, the first known owner of voswith carnations. She came from a family who had for very long time lived in frankfort. Hedwig and albert built an extraordinary art collection together. Sophy's father claude remembers her as 'warm and a loving and quite gentle' But his grandparents took a sudden turn because the almonds were jewish.
An escape from war-torn Germany. Lavish dinners with Hollywood royalty. A Swedish baron and a dime-store heiress: we explore the long journey of a Van Gogh still life — and what it says about the real value of the things we treasure.
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