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Apr 26, 2017 · Scull, a New York taxicab impresario and passionate collector of Abstract Expressionist and Pop Art, sold 50 of his best paintings at Sotheby Parke Bernet on October 18, 1973, in an auction that “heralded the beginning of a new era in the art world: a hyper-commercialized art market focused on promoting and selling contemporary art,” according to Doug Woodham, author of the recent book ...
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Dec 5, 2023 · In fact, the Sculls had previously sold pieces by living artists, albeit at a much smaller scale, in two auctions prior to 1973: a 1965 sale comprising 12 works that brought a combined $165,000 ...
Dec 4, 2023 · Although art professionals have been pummelled for months by reminders that 2023 marks 50 years since Picasso’s death, it’s not the most consequential golden anniversary in the art market this year. To me, that honour goes to the (in)famous auction of 50 works by living American artists from the collection of New York taxicab magnates
- Who Were The Sculls?
- The Ascent of Pop Art
- Highlights from The Sale: Where Are They Now?
Despite his humble beginnings as a child of Russian immigrants, Robert Scull became wildly successful by operating a New York City taxi fleet which he had inherited from his wife, Ethel’s, father. The lucrative business allowed Robert and Ethel Scull to enjoy a life of glamorous parties and pursue their passion for collecting art. The couple befrie...
Though Pop Art had become widely recognized by the 70s, few people knew how to access the insular New York art world. The community had been tightly knit, with collectors often buying directly from artists or a handful of well-respected dealers. Robert Scull realized that he could make a profit and simultaneously use the publicity of an auction to ...
Many of the works auctioned that October went on to have well documented futures. Among them, Willem de Kooning’s Police Gazette, 1955, bought for $180,000 at the sale changed hands between several notable collectors; at some point the renowned gallerist Bill Acquavella acquired it for $2.2 million, then resold eventually to hotel mogul, Steve Wynn...
Aug 29, 2023 · August 29, 2023. In this episode of “One Hundred Years at the Library,” Suz Massen, Associate Chief Librarian for Access, transports us back to the 1970s to explore the sensational sale of Robert C. and Ethel Scull’s contemporary art collection. Major works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, and others fetched record ...
The 1973 auction of 5o works from their collection was the first blockbuster art sale in history, drawing a crowd that jammed the Madison Square Garden. It was an auction which departed from the norm in many ways, bringing significant changes to the way the contemporary market operates. Andy Warhol - Ethel Scull 36 Times, 1963.
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It really was the triumph of Pop.” The Sculls were known as the ‘Mom and Pop of pop’ in the New York social scene. The Sculls were responsible for Andy Warhol’s first commissioned portrait, Ethel Scull 36 Times (1963), valued at $135,000. Art historian Irving Sandler said that the 1973 auction, more than any other single event ...
