What was the name of Peggy Guggenheim’s London gallery, opened in 1938?

Peggy Guggenheim’s London gallery, opened in 1938, was called Guggenheim Jeune.

Guggenheim established the gallery at 30 Cork Street in London, taking its name partly from the French word “jeune,” meaning “young.” Its first exhibition featured the work of Jean Cocteau, and the gallery soon became associated with avant-garde European art.

Guggenheim Jeune was important in Peggy Guggenheim’s development as an art patron and collector. It helped her build relationships with artists and critics before she moved her activities to New York during the Second World War. The gallery closed in 1939 after a relatively short existence.

The name is sometimes confused with the later Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. Guggenheim Jeune was a commercial London gallery, whereas the Venice collection became a museum open to visitors.