"Next month, the art collection of the late "New Hollywood" actor Gene Hackman will go to auction at Bonhams. Spanning one live auction and two online sales, the works on offer attest to Hackman's fascination with both cinematic memorabilia and fine art, while also highlighting his own practice as a painter. On 19 November, 13 works by renowned artists including Milton Avery, Auguste Rodin and Richard Diebenkorn will be offered"
"His art collection reflects a serious, active curiosity about the Modern American canon. The live auction will include Diebenkorn's 1986 etching Green (est $300,000-$500,000), alongside an affecting 1994 Fritz Scholder acrylic of an Indigenous dancer (est $20,000-$30,000). The priciest offering is Hackman's Milton Avery masterpiece, Figure on the Jetty (1957), which is projected to bring in as much as $700,000."
Bonhams will auction Gene Hackman's art collection next month across one live sale and two online sales. A live auction on 19 November will offer 13 works by artists including Milton Avery, Auguste Rodin and Richard Diebenkorn. Two online auctions, from 8 to 21 November and from 25 November to 4 December, will feature Hackman's paintings, books, scripts and posters. The offerings include Diebenkorn's Green (est $300,000-$500,000), Fritz Scholder's 1994 acrylic (est $20,000-$30,000) and Avery's Figure on the Jetty (est up to $700,000). Three Golden Globes and Hackman's own paintings are also included.
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