. . From 1928 to 1970 the house became a " Salon " as in the 18th c. People as Dufy, Prévert, Lalique, Diaghilev, Satie,Magritte, Chanel, Ben Gourion, and many others V.I.P. of that time were regular visitors. But World War II interrupted this life style. The Jewish banker was forced to go into exile in the U.S. for 5 years, where he collected considerable funds for the Jewish victims in Europe. When they returned in 1945, they found their house unchanged, although the Germans had occupied it.D. van Buuren died in 1955, after the final joy being the acquisition of " The Fall of Icarus ".			.
		The Plaza Hotel in New York, where the couple lived for 5 years in suite 1501.
		Alice in exile in the U.S,1940-45.
	J. Wynants " Dining room ", 1929. Carpet " Botanical Gallery ", M. Dufrêne, 1928, paintings by G.van de Woestyne.