The Goldwyn family are selling Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.’s art collection through Sotheby’s this Spring. The family is advised by Tobias Meyer. The New York Times has the story:
Some pieces were sold over the years — a notable Chagall in particular — but the Picasso and Matisse never budged after their purchase, which “makes them particularly desirable in the marketplace,” said Simon Shaw, Sotheby’s co-head of Impressionist and Modern art. (The Goldwyns bought the brightly colored Matisse, “Anémones et Grenades,” in 1948 for $13,500, or about $131,000 in today’s money. A low estimate of its current value is $5 million. The Picasso is valued at $12 million or more.)
“To me, these film pioneers and these artists had the same spirit and energy,” Mr. Shaw said. “The art had to be bold, I suppose, to hold its own in that house.”
Goldwyn Heirs to Sell Art and Hollywood Hills Mansion (NYTimes)
