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fromArtnet News
3 days ago

$123 Million Worth of Art From Agnes Gund's Collection Goes to Auction

Three major works from Agnes Gund's collection — by Rothko, Cy Twombly, and Joseph Cornell — will sell at Christie's, expected to total at least $123 million.
fromArtforum
4 months ago

Agnes Gund (1938-2025)

Though born into wealth, which she used in part to establish an unparalleled private art collection, Gund gave and gave and gave some more, promising many works to institutions, where they might be enjoyed by all, and selling others to raise money for political and social initiatives. By the time of her death, noted the New York Times, the first publication to report her passing, the cupboard was bare.
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