What will become of a tycoon's art gems?
Real estate developer Sheldon Solow with his son, Stefan Soloviev, in New York, March 8, 2018. Its the art worlds new guessing game: Will Solows paintings and sculptures, conservatively valued at $500 million, be heading to a private museum or to auction? George Etheredge/The New York Times.
by Katya Kazakina
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- In an apartment high above Manhattan, paintings by van Gogh, Matisse and Modigliani overlooked the East River and tribal artworks and Egyptian antiquities mingled with Giacometti bronzes and furniture. Several blocks west, a monumental Miró bronze stood guard by a skyscraper known for its sloping glass facade and masterpieces inside.