7 Celebrities Who Have Fallen For Men In The Art World, From Ellie Goulding to Jennifer Lawrence
It seems the new relationship goal is to find someone one who works in art
In case you missed it, Ellie Goulding recently married ‘the love of her life’, Caspar Jopling, in a ceremony at York Minster cathedral that rivalled royal weddings in its lavishness and guestlist.
Friends Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller sat among the pews to cheer on the happy couple, and the bride wore not one, but four designer dresses created by the likes of Chloé, Ralph and Russo and Stella McCartney.
The 'Lights' singer married Jopling – a 27-year-old art graduate who is an art dealer at one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, Sotheby’s, in London. The art expert, by chance, is the nephew of Jay Jopling, the founder of renowned gallery White Cube, based in London and Hong Kong.
However, Goulding isn't the only well-known face to have fallen in love with someone from the art world over the years. From model Edie Sedgwick's brief fling with artist Andy Warhol in New York during the 1970s to photographer David Bailey and model Jean Shrimpton’s engagement in the 1960s, the worlds of celebrity and art have often come together in romantic harmony.
The reason is obvious: those working in art are well-connected, culturally-educated, not short of a bob and yet stay well clear of the paparazzi light, meaning they’re less likely to attract national headlines.
From Ellie Goulding to Jennifer Lawrence, here is a list of our favourite celebrity-art dealer pairings:
Sienna Miller and Lucas Zwirner
Our favourite British export to Hollywood and boho belt connoisseur has been dating Zwirner for six months. Born into the art world, Zwirner is the son of mega-gallerist and German art dealer David Zwirner. In 2014, the art expert helped his father launch his gallery’s publishing imprint and was recently named head of content at David Zwirner gallery.
Jenny Slate and Ben Shattuck
The comedian, actor and star of Obvious Child Jenny Slate has been dating artist and writer Shattuck since January 2019. Shattuck studied at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning in New York City and has a kooky Instagram account (benshattuck_art) on which you can see posts featuring Slate as well as some of his favourite artwork.
Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Oscar-winning legend and this year's Big Little Lies hero Meryl Streep has been married to sculpter Gummer since 1978. Gummer's early art work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculptures, but, in the mid-1980s, the artist shifted to large free-standing works of public art.
Ashley Olsen and Louis Eisner
Fashion designer and former actor Ashley Olsen has been dating artist Louis Eisner since October 2017. An art History grad, Eisner is primarily a painter and a member of artist-led organisation, The Still House Group. You can follow his work, inspiration, and photographs from his personal life @knuckles.eisner.
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney
Hunger Games star and Oscar winner J-Law is reportedly engaged to New York City-based art gallerist Cooke Maroney (left). With an art history degree from New York University, Maroney is now the director of Gladstone art gallery in the Big Apple which represents artists Richard Prince and Ugo Rondinone.
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego-Saldana
The Avatar and Guardians of Galaxy actor is married to Italian painter and sculptor, Marco Perego-Saldana. The father-of-three's early paintings portrayed a modern take of fairy tales such as Snow White. In 2008, Perego-Saldana painted the background for Dolce & Gabbana’s 'Where Fashion Meets Art' campaign.
Much of his work focuses on social commentary and has been displayed at some of the most respected art locations around the world including Art Basel, the Royal Arts Academy in London, Zurich’s Galerie Gmurzynska, and the Museo Tuscolano in Rome
Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling
The couple married at York Minster in August 2019 in front of friends of family including Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sarah, the Duchess of York.
Caspar, who has an art history degree from Harvard University, is an art dealer who works at Sotheby's in strategy and Contemporary Art. The former Etonian previously lived in New York until his marriage to the singer, to whom he proposed last year.
The art expert’s father is The Hon Nicholas Jopling of Yorkshire and his mother Jayne Warde-Aldam of Yorkshire.
Goulding paid tribute to her husband in an Instagram post following their wedding, describing him as the ‘love’ of her life.
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