NY Times brief reports the 400-piece Jolika collection of New Guinea Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco will be broken up to resolve the debt arising from the donor family's inheritance dispute. This is a story we've followed here and here. Seven pieces will be sold at auction in Paris on June 17th by Sotheby's and the City of San Francisco will allow an addition 76 works to be sold.
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Circle will be Broken - Feud over de Young Art Continues
NY Times brief reports the 400-piece Jolika collection of New Guinea Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco will be broken up to resolve the debt arising from the donor family's inheritance dispute. This is a story we've followed here and here. Seven pieces will be sold at auction in Paris on June 17th by Sotheby's and the City of San Francisco will allow an addition 76 works to be sold.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment