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Sotheby s announces a sale of British Contemporary and Pop Art from the collection of David Ross
Ross is Chair of the National Portrait Gallery, The University of Nottinghams Development Committee, and a board member of the British Olympic Association. Courtesy Sotheby s.
LONDON
.- This September, Sothebys will offer more than 60 works from the collection of British entrepreneur, philanthropist and renowned art collector, David Ross. Assembled since 2000, Ross collection mainly focuses on British Pop and Contemporary art, dating to the year he was born, 1965, onwards.
The auction takes its title, This is Tomorrow, from a 1956 British art exhibition of the same name staged at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Just as the artists in this show presented their vision of Contemporary art, Ross assemblage of works similarly presents his vision of collecting British art, which will now be shared with others. With many offerings estimated at entry-level prices, the auction will
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Outgoing Royal Opera House chairman didn t immediately inform board about David Hockney purchase
One source at the Opera House who is close to Mr Ross claimed that he could have been more open about his intentions regarding the painting
8 May 2021 • 7:00pm
The sale of the Hockney had been part of the Opera House’s four-pronged plan for financial recovery set at the height of the pandemic
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The outgoing chairman of the Royal Opera House did not tell his board about his private decision to buy its painting by David Hockney when it was auctioned for millions of pounds, The Telegraph can disclose.