Have a great Weekend!

I had no idea!

I had no idea that Sophia Loren was a savy art collector! She is just amazing.

Sophia Loren at home with Francis Bacons at the Villa Ponti

Photo by Snowdon - U.S. Vogue, December 1970

Sophia Loren/December Vogue 1970 issue with images of her Villa Ponti near Rome showcasing a VERY SMALL part of her art collection - particularly her Francis Bacon works.

In the late 1980's, it was said that you could not have a proper retrospective of his work without borrowing from the Pontis. They had his paintings stacked on the floor leaning on the walls because they had a few hundred. In today's dollars, the Bacons alone would represent a couple of a billion dollars. 

Ladies in Red ~ Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren at Home 1964

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Fantasy Dinner Guests

Richard Avedon, Gloria Vanderbilt and Sidney Lumet

And as my fellow blogger www.edwinsraisin.blogspot suggested, Sophia Loren and Jayne Masfield should be invited as well, for comedy value. Perfect!