Al Kowsky Posted June 25, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 25, 2023 The NEW YORKER recently published an interesting article written by Elizabeth Winkler about Sigmund Freud's love of antiquities & his amazing collection of over 2,000 objects, see the link below. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/freud-the-antique-collector 13 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeandAcre Posted June 25, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 25, 2023 Wow. Thanks for posting this, @Al Kowsky. Have to say that, given the present climate in various parts of the world, I found the opening references to the Nazis particularly hard going. But the details on his collecting are fascinating; 'eclectic' would be an understatement. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted June 25, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted June 25, 2023 Hi Al, thanks for pointing this out. It's a real treasure and I hadn't realized his great passion for antiquities until I went. He lived round the corner from me. Or I live round the corner from him. Very odd she describes his house as an unremarkable brick house. 95% of houses there are brick so it's a little like saying it has windows! It's probably one of the nicer/larger homes in London (definitely top 0.5%) but nitpicking the New Yorker's expensive standards aside it is worth a visit especially as most visitors focus on seeing his couch not antiquities. 10-15 minutes from central London by Tube. A google earth photo of his unremarkable house attached 😀 (Btw those blue signs on the outside wall are frequently attached to houses of the famous. My (brick) house doesn't have one despite everything!) 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted June 25, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, Deinomenid said: Hi Al, thanks for pointing this out. It's a real treasure and I hadn't realized his great passion for antiquities until I went. He lived round the corner from me. Or I live round the corner from him. Very odd she describes his house as an unremarkable brick house. 95% of houses there are brick so it's a little like saying it has windows! It's probably one of the nicer/larger homes in London (definitely top 0.5%) but nitpicking the New Yorker's expensive standards aside it is worth a visit especially as most visitors focus on seeing his couch not antiquities. 10-15 minutes from central London by Tube. A google earth photo of his unremarkable house attached 😀 (Btw those blue signs on the outside wall are frequently attached to houses of the famous. My (brick) house doesn't have one despite everything!) Deinomenid, Many thanks for posting this photo 😍! This house, let's be honest, mansion, is beautiful. Imagine what the window washers must have charged him for working on his home 🤣. I had read on several occasions that he collected antiquities but was shocked at the size of his collection 😲. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted June 25, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 I became interested in Sigmund Freud after buying an autographed copy (in English) of his book A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis, in the 1970s from a rare book store in Rochester, NY. Years later I learned the autograph was a forgery 😖, never the less, I thoroughly enjoyed the book & still have it in my library ☺️. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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