Château de la Croë. Villefranche 1955. Aristotle Onassis owned the château from 1950 to 1957, selling it after his wife, Athina Livanos, found him in bed with her friend, the socialite Jeanne Rhinelander. The house was then acquired by Onassis's brother-in-law and business rival, Stavros Niarchos, who bought it for his wife, Eugenia Livanos, Athina's sister.

Viewed through a screen of tall, dark pine trees, the Château de la Croë in Villefranche stands in strong sunlight. Photographed in 1955, when it was owned by Aristotle Onassis, the grand, white villa presents its neoclassical façade, distinguished by a two-story rounded portico with large columns. The trunks in the deeply shaded foreground create a natural frame, while the building’s windows are covered by dark, louvered shutters.

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