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LONDON – Works from the art collection of bestselling U.S. author Michael Crichton will be sold by Christie’s in New York in May, the auctioneer said on Friday. The collection includes “key” works by Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein, and one painting by each artist will go on display at Christie’s in London from February 6-12. Although the auctioneer did not give an estimate of the value of the collection to be sold, the four exhibited works alone are expected to fetch around 20 million pounds ($32 million). One of the highlights is “Flag” by Johns, dated 1960-66, which Christie’s described as a “painstakingly beautiful rendition of the American flag” which has never been on the public market. The auctioneer said Johns’s flag paintings were among the first icons of pop art, ending the dominance of abstract expressionism practiced by the likes of Jackson Pollock.
Crichton acquired the work over 30 years ago directly from the artist’s collection and it was last seen in public 18 years ago as part of a major pop art survey organized originally by the Royal Academy of Arts in London.(Reuters)
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