Gwen Tilghman is descended from one of 19th-century Europe’s most revered art-collecting families. The Rothschild banking dynasty’s vast holdings—which, over the years, have boasted historic works of Renaissance art, priceless jewelry, regal furnishings, and rare manuscripts—may have given rise to the infamous eponymous term le goût Rothschild, but this young American collector isn’t resting on those gilded laurels.
Her Family's Aesthetic Is Famously Ornate. But Young Collector Gwen Tilghman Is 'More of a Minimalist'
The investment fund founder has acquired works by the likes of Zak Kitnick, Sam Moyer, and Andy Warhol.