Widow of Dennis Hopper won over 32 works from his collection
Details about the sale of the collection of famous Hollywood actor
ANDY WARHOL Mao. 1972. Source:
Auction house Christie's held a sale of works of art from the collection of Dennis Hopper (Dennis Hopper, 1936-2010). Without the scandal could not have done: at the last minute from the auction were withdrawn 32 lots, because the actor's widow, Victoria Duffy Hopper (Victoria Duffy Hopper), stated that she is their rightful owner. Among the conquered it works - Bruce Conner (Bruce Conner) and Sam Francis (Sam Francis). The total value of these lots may be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In January 2010, Hopper filed for divorce, accusing his wife of inappropriate behavior. Among her transgressions, he said, was the theft of works of art, including works by Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol) and Banksy (Banksy), amounting to more than 1.5 million dollars. But until the divorce proceedings the actor did not survive. According to Victoria, "stolen" the work are its legitimate property.
for auction items put Dennis Hopper Fund, run by eldest daughter of movie stars, Marin, his friend, Alexander Hitz (Alexander Hitz) and his business manager, Wayne Mejia (Wayne Mejia). B about Most of the proceeds should move Hopper's youngest daughter, Galen, and the remaining money will be divided between his other offspring.
auction was a two-day, first session brought 1.8 million dollars. One of the top lots was Warhol silkscreen of Mao Zedong, "decorated" with two bullet holes: the actor shot her during a fit of paranoia, according to rumors, taking a Mao himself. "Injuries" circled, and did so not just anyone, and the Warhol. The work sold for 300,000 dollars, exceeding the upper estimate of more than ten times. Another notable result - 206.5 thousand for the "Marilyn" of the same Warhol (estimate 40-60 thousand).
In November, Christie's sold the treasures Hopper for 12,8 million dollars, thus expensive work was the picture of Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jean-Michel Basquiat), bought for 5.8 million dollars.
material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI
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