Philadelphia Museum Lands a Major Gift – here are three interesting art world stories.
The first is about the Sachs collection of contemporary art — a majority of which will be donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Included are works by Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly Brice Marden and Gerhrad Richter … the value has been pegged at $70M.
Next is news that the Krugier family, who offered a large quantity of work at the recent Christie’s New York sale, are now moving to Sotheby’s. Unhappy with the the Christie’s results they figure Sotheby’s will do better … as we all know, it isn’t only the saleroom; but the quality of the works being offered and their estimates.
Finally, Christie’s is losing Andrea Fiuczynski, the president of their West Coast operations. Where is she going? Sotheby’s!