Art collected by Hollywood legends Samuel Goldwyn senior and junior will be sold by Sotheby’s across a series of auctions this year. Samuel Goldwyn Senior (1879-1974) assembled a core group of works from the 1940’s through to the 1960’s with standout pieces by Picasso and Matisse. Samuel Goldwyn junior (1926-2015) added to the collection, with work by David Hockney, Milton Avery, Diego Rivera and others. More than 25 works from the collection, with a combined estimate of more than $25 million, will be offered starting in New York on May 5 at the evening sale of Impressionist and Modern art. Work from the collection will also feature in sales of Contemporary Art in New York on May 12 and 13, American Art on May 20, Latin American Art on May 26-27, Impressionist and Modern Art on May 28 and at the sale of Modern and Post War British Art in London on June 9 and 10.
Pablo Picasso
Femme au chignon dans un fauteuil
Signed Picasso (upper right) and dated 1.11.48 on the reverse ($12-18 million) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $29,930,000
Henri Matisse
Anémones et grenades
Signed H Matisse and dated ’46 ($5-7 million).
David Hockney
Fruit in a Chinese Bowl
1988 ($800,000-1.2 million)
Milton Avery
Reclining Female
1963 ($600,000-800,000)
Diego Rivera – El balcón
1921 ($300,000-400,000).
Samuel Goldwyn senior and junior