Norman Rockwell,
Sinatra: An American Classic (Portrait of Frank Sinatra), 1973, oil on canvas,
est. $80,000–$120,000. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
Sotheby’s has the art world on a string. This week, the auction
house announced that, in December, it
will be auctioning off artwork, furniture, film scripts, and memorabilia
once owned by the singer and actor Frank Sinatra as part of the sale of the
estate of his late wife, Barbara Sinatra. In addition to works by Pablo Picasso
and Childe Hassam, curiosities for Sinatra fans abound. There is a portrait of
him by Norman Rockwell, a number of his personal film scripts, autographed
books, décor from houses in Malibu and Palm Springs, and even work that the
Chairman of the Board painted himself—including a noble attempt at a De Stijl
abstraction à laPiet Mondrian, suggesting Ol’ Blue Eyes was a pretty
respectable Sunday painter.
Frank Sinatra,
Abstract after Mondrian, 1991, oil on canvas, est. $10,000–$15,000. Courtesy
Sotheby’s.
A press release notes that some of the proceeds will benefit the
Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a organization
founded by the Sinatras that provides counseling for victims of physical,
sexual, and emotional child abuse. The sale will begin at 10:00 a.m. on
December 6th at Sotheby’s New York sale room, and items from the collection
will be on view at the York Avenue headquarters starting November 30th.
Also on offer will be Barbara Sinatra’s jewelry collection (in a
separate sale slated for December 4th), which included pieces from Van Cleef
& Arpels and Bulgari.
Nate Freeman
https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-sothebys-will-auction-frank-sinatras-art-collection-personal-film-scripts
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