Carlos’s nephew, Charles de Beistegui (known as Charlie), was born in 1895 and went on to become the patron of Surrealists and architects and designers such as Le Corbusier, Emilio Terry and Jean-Michel Franck. In the early 1930s, he had a penthouse built on the Champs-Elysées. Designed by Le Corbusier, its features included an electronically operated hedge that parted to reveal a view of the Arc de Triomphe, and a roof terrace designed by Salvador Dalí.
Having championed Modernism, Charles latterly turned his attention to recreating historical decoration, and collected important examples of the finest French furniture, some of which he left to his nephew.
‘Charlie’ de Beistegui, son of Carlos, at his 1951 masked ball in Venice, which has been hailed as one of the parties of the century
Charles was also a leading figure in international high society. The 1951 masked ball at his Palazzo Labia in Venice, whose ballroom frescoes were painted by Tiepolo, was hailed as one of the parties of the century. It was attended by royalty, aristocrats, socialites, artists and designers, and helped to launch the career of Pierre Cardin, who designed around 30 of the lavish costumes on show.
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