Robert Mnuchin's 130M Art Collection
Robert Mnuchin spent three decades at Goldman Sachs helping pioneer block trading before walking away to do something he loved even more. As the founder of Mnuchin Gallery on Manhattan's Upper East Side, he became one of the art world's most respected dealers, mounting museum-caliber exhibitions devoted to the Abstract Expressionists he championed relentlessly. But Mnuchin always insisted he was a collector first. He and his wife Adriana began buying seriously in the 1970s, guided by a single principle: only acquire what you both love, and only the finest example an artist ever made. What they built together reflects that standard completely. The collection heads to auction this May across an 11-lot evening sale and additional day sales, led by Rothko's towering 1957 Brown and Blacks in Reds, nearly 8 feet tall and estimated at $70 to $100 million. Also on offer are works by Willem de Kooning spanning four decades, Franz Kline's monumental 1960 Harleman, Jeff Koons, and David Hammons. The total estimate exceeds $130 million.
