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Apr 26, 2017 · Rauschenberg’s Thaw combine, sold to Scull for $900, went for $85,000. Following the sale, Rauschenberg famously confronted Scull, annoyed that Scull was reaping thousands of dollars while the artist was “working [his] ass off.”
Scull had just sold a piece by Rauschenberg called Thaw (1958), for $85,000, after buying the work from Rauschenberg for only $900. An admittedly drunk Rauschenberg pushes Scull, asking him why he hadn’t sent him flowers.
Already known as a brilliant publicist with respect to his taxi business, Scull generated significant publicity for his auction, setting a new standard for contemporary art auctions. The lavish catalog itself was a rare investment for living artists.
Jun 4, 2010 · When one reflects on art collectors Robert and Ethel Scull, what often springs to mind is Robert Rauschenberg giving Robert Scull an angry shove after the 1973 auction of 50 of the couple’s...
Rauschenberg took up his fight for artist resale royalties (droit de suite) after the taxi baron Robert Scull sold part of his collection of Abstract Expressionist and Pop art works for $2.2 million.
Oct 22, 2021 · By May 1963, when New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim, and Jewish museums held overlapping exhibits of Pop artists, all three museums displayed works loaned by the Sculls. Their collection...
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Dec 5, 2023 · Yet the Scull sale is remembered as much for its controversy as for its commerce, best encapsulated in a post-auction confrontation between Rauschenberg and Robert Scull captured by a...
