J. Ezra Merkin, the New York financier tied to Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, is hearing from collectors interested in buying his dozen $150 million Mark Rothko paintings, the world’s largest private grouping, according to his art adviser.
Though the paintings aren’t for sale now, “everything has a price,” said Ben Heller, 83, who helped Merkin buy the abstract expressionist paintings during the past five years. …
January 9th, 2009 at 8:10AM
Anybody interested in my Christina’s World poster?
January 9th, 2009 at 10:55AM
That’s a nice choice of Rothko–different layout but same colors as the Estonian flag, which I’ve always admired. Very cool and Nordic, I think.
January 9th, 2009 at 4:06PM
Thanks, Dave. I was looking for blue, to go with the basic color layout of this blog, but also something bleak.
April 6th, 2009 at 1:36PM
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