HSH MARIANNE SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-SAYN
(b. 1919)
PHOTOGRAPHS
Westwood Gallery NYC presented the premiere NY solo exhibition for Princess Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and continues to represent her photographs.
HSH Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn of Austria has captured decades of European history. Her photographs captured aristocracy, politicians, actors, artists, sports figures, and are a radiography of the cultural zeitgeist. As a pillar of Salzburg society, Marianne has intertwined her own personal history with that of the many renowned artists, musicians, and heads of state her social position gave her access to create an enigmatic visual history of Europe before and after the devastation of WWII. Images of her five children and many relations appear side by side with those documenting such varied scenes as high society hunt parties to car crashes by the side of the road. Never leaving her camera behind, Marianne has created a diverse and widely encompassing documentation of the unpredictable, effervescent world in which she traveled. WESTWOOD GALLERY NYC presented the premiere New York exhibition of photographs from the Sayn-Wittgenstein Collection, which includes over 150,000 images.
The eldest child of Baron and Baroness Mayr-Melnhof, Princess Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was born in 1919 in Salzburg, Austria. She attended Blocherer art school in Munich and later embarked on a career as a professional photographer. In 1942 Marianne marries Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Years after the death of her husband in 1962, friends such as Lilli Palmer and Karl Lagerfeld encouraged the Princess to offer her photographs for publication. Since that time her work has been professionally published and exhibited throughout Europe.
To inquire regarding prices for vintage photographs or limited edition prints, and to purchase any of the photographs shown below, contact the gallery at info@westwoodgallery.com.
© 2021 HSH Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
