Back in 1940 Newsweek reported that out of 2,500 paintings produced by Corot, 7,800 were in the United States. In 1953 ARTnewsstated that there was a “saying in France that Corot painted 2,000 canvases, 5,000 of which are in America.” … Read More
A top collector should have three things, says a knowledgeable observer of the things top collectors should have: 1. Deep pockets. 2. Big closets. 3. No memory. Deep pockets? Big closets? That’s easy. How come no memory? “Say, for example, … Read More
In an unlikely pairing of capitalist innovation and socialist sensibility, the Guggenheim and the Hermitage team up to dazzle the masses in a Las Vegas hotel . In an unlikely pairing of capitalist innovation and socialist sensibility, the Guggenheim and the Hermitage team up to dazzle the masses in a Las Vegas hotel. Read More
When William Faulkner was told that he had won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950, he gratefully accepted the prize but said he would not be able to attend the official ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. “I doubt if I … Read More
A preview of our annual list of the world's top collectors—plus the Top Ten. Read More
