Swiss art patron, Léonard Gianadda, dies, aged 88
The Swiss art patron, architect and building contractor Léonard Gianadda died on Sunday at the age of 88. He leaves behind a foundation and a museum of international renown in Martigny.
The canton of Valais confirmed the death, first reported in the newspaper “Nouvelliste”.
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The Fondation Gianadda, which the Valais native founded in 1978 in memory of his brother Pierre, who died early, regularly exhibits works by famous artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh and Rodin. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the museum every year.
In 2018, Léonard Gianadda publicly announced that he was battling cancer. Even when his health was failing, he remained active. At the end of October, he was hospitalised after a car accident in which he suffered serious leg injuries.
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