The real appeal, though, is the contemporary sculpture garden that stretches out across the wide lawns, with works by Mark di Suvero, Alexander Calder, Richard Serra and many more lesser-known, but no less thrilling artists.

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As well as selling works by 20th-century artists such as Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Keith Haring, Ms. Guinness also commissions contemporary artists to design for her.

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Born in Germany, Hessel and his parents immigrated to France in 1924, where they settled into an avant-garde life, hanging out with artists like Alexander Calder and Marcel Duchamp.

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